Cabinet ministers oppose David Cameron's recommendation that UK is 'better off' in EU

Five British Cabinet ministers have declared they will campaign to leave the European Union - despite a stark warning from David Cameron that an "out" vote would be a "leap in the dark".

As expected, Michael Gove, Iain Duncan Smith, Chris Grayling, Theresa Villiers and John Whittingdale - plus Priti Patel, who is not a full Cabinet member but attends meetings - confirmed they would be in the "out" camp during an extraordinary Saturday morning meeting of the ministerial top team.