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The Independent UK
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Adam Withnall

PMQs live: David Cameron faces Jeremy Corbyn as row grows over EU referendum report

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Welcome to The Independent's live blog on Prime Minister's Questions on Wednesday 2 March, as rows over the EU referendum continue to dominate the politics agenda.

David Cameron faces Jeremy Corbyn today, but he is having a hard enough time heading off challenges from his own front benches.

The Prime Minister has been accused of publishing a “dodgy dossier” to support the case for staying in the European Union.

The Government study, released this morning, warns of the serious impact on British businesses if the UK were to leave the EU.

The research examines different options for the UK outside the EU and argues that “Britain would be weaker, less safe and worse off outside the EU”.

Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pensions Secretary, criticised the report’s approach – arguing that it was misleading.

“This dodgy dossier won’t fool anyone, and is proof that Remain are in denial about the risks of remaining in a crisis-ridden EU,” the Brexit-supporting minister said.

Elsewhere in today's politics news, Mr Corbyn may pick up in his questions on a new study which suggests one million more children could be in poverty by the end of the decade.

The independent Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) said that relative child poverty rates were likely to rise by eight per cent between now and 2020-21, driven by cuts to the income of families with three or more children, who will be hit hardest by cuts to benefits and tax credits.

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