Pensions Minister Baroness Altmann has hit out at her former boss Iain Duncan Smith, calling into question his motives for quitting the Cabinet.
In a personal statement, Baroness Altmann accused the ex-Work and Pensions Secretary of stepping down in order to do "maximum damage to the party leadership" ahead of the EU referendum.
Mr Duncan Smith, who has been campaigning for Britain to leave the European Union, cited proposed disability cuts for his decision, saying they were a "compromise too far".
"I am extremely shocked by the news of Iain Duncan Smith's resignation and the way he has behaved," Baroness Altmann wrote.
"Having worked alongside him as a minister in the Department for Work and Pensions, I have seen that he championed the very package of reforms to disability benefits he now says is the reason he has resigned.
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