BRITAIN has been the “absolute leader” in tackling tax avoidance, a beleaguered David Cameron claimed yesterday as he came under yet more pressure over his family’s shadowy tax dealings.

And the Prime Minister was battered by senior figures in his own party for spending more than £9 million of taxpayers’ money on pro-EU leaflets.

It wasn’t just the decision to spend public money on the partisan publication — many also suggested the announcement had been timed to shift the media glare away from Mr Cameron’s late father Ian’s offshore cash.