LONDON: Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to reshuffle his government Saturday after a top euroskeptic’s surprise resignation over benefit cuts sent shock waves through his campaign to keep Britain in the EU.

Iain Duncan Smith, a former leader of Cameron’s Conservatives and key figure on its right wing, quit as Work and Pensions Secretary Friday with a scathing letter lambasting cuts to benefits for disabled people announced in this week’s budget.

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