Britain will be plunged into a recession "of its own making" if the country votes for Brexit, the Prime Minister and Chancellor claim today.

In a joint article for today's Telegraph, David Cameron and George Osborne say leaving the EU puts the UK at risk of a "DIY recession" for the first time.

Thousands would lose their jobs, the value of the pound would slump and GDP would plunge by up to six per cent, according to a controversial Treasury analysis to be published on Monday.

The "prediction" is likely to be attacked by campaigners for Leave as it forms the latest, but most dramatic, in a long series of warnings issued by the Government as part of the so-called "project fear" agenda.