Brexit may cost 820k jobs, says David Cameron

British prime minister David Cameron has warned that leaving the EU would be the “self-destruct option” for Britain, as the Treasury published an analysis warning Brexit would plunge the country into a year-long recession and cost as many as 820,000 jobs.

Speaking at the B&Q headquarters in Hampshire, Mr Cameron said a Leave vote would create the world’s first “DIY recession” as the country inflicted economic harm on itself just as it was recovering from the crash of 2008.

And he said the threat to families’ financial security and the nation’s economy meant that a Remain vote was the “moral” choice in the referendum, exactly a month away on June 23.