Timeline: Cameron's month of chaos

BEFORE the explosive Panama Papers, David Cameron was already in the midst of the worst few weeks of his career. We chart how in just four short weeks the Government has come unstuck, and how the Prime Minister is now hurtling towards an EU referendum that could become more about his leadership than Brexit.
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders arrived in Brussels Monday to press Turkey to do more to stop migrants entering Europe and to shore up support for Greece, where thousands of people are stranded. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders arrived in Brussels Monday to press Turkey to do more to stop migrants entering Europe and to shore up support for Greece, where thousands of people are stranded. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)
British Prime Minister David Cameron arrives for an EU summit at the EU Council building in Brussels on Monday, March 7, 2016. European Union leaders arrived in Brussels Monday to press Turkey to do more to stop migrants entering Europe and to shore up support for Greece, where thousands of people are stranded. (AP Photo/Francois Walschaerts)

March 9 - The Conservatives suffer their first defeat in Commons over changes to Sunday Trading

March 16 - George Osborne delivers his eighth budget. Within hours disability campaigners raise concerns over changes to Personal Independence Payments (PIP).

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March 17 - Disquiet on reforms to PIP is led by Tory back bencher Andrew Percy who said they are going to hit ‘exactly the wrong people’

Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose for a photograph during their holiday in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 25, 2016. Photo credit should read: Neil Hall/PA WirePrime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose for a photograph during their holiday in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 25, 2016. Photo credit should read: Neil Hall/PA Wire
Prime Minister David Cameron and his wife Samantha pose for a photograph during their holiday in Playa Blanca, Lanzarote. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday March 25, 2016. Photo credit should read: Neil Hall/PA Wire

March 18 - Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith resigns from the Cabinet

March 21 - Tories don’t fight Labour amendments to their budget on the tampon tax and solar panels being exempt from VAT due to risk of further defeat

March 24 - David Cameron goes on holiday to Lanzarote with his family after encouraging people go to the flood hit north for their Easter holidays

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March 30 - Tata Steel pull out of their UK operations while Business Secretary Sajid Javid is on a trade mission to Australia, and took his daughter along too. He is embarrassingly ordered back to the UK to deal with the unfolding crisis.

Former Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Ian Nicholson/PA WireFormer Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Ian Nicholson/PA Wire
Former Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith. Ian Nicholson/PA Wire

April 4 - The Panama Papers are released. These 11.5m files from the database of the world’s fourth biggest offshore law firm, Mossack Fonseca are shared with the Guardian and the BBC. They show Mr Cameron’s late father Ian Cameron used the firm to hold offshore

The Prime Minister’s spokeswoman said the issue was a‘private matter’

April 5 - The Prime Minister denies he has shares.

April 6 - The Prime Minister denies he has shares or that he and his immeidate family will benefit in the future.

Business Secretary Sajid Javid talks to workers as he leaves
Tata Steel in Port Talbot, South Wales, as the Government outlined its response to the crisis gripping the steel industry. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 1, 2016. Javid met managers and staff after having to cut short a business trip to Australia to deal with the aftermath of Tata Steel's shock decision to sell its loss-making UK assets. See PA story INDUSTRY Steel. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA WireBusiness Secretary Sajid Javid talks to workers as he leaves
Tata Steel in Port Talbot, South Wales, as the Government outlined its response to the crisis gripping the steel industry. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 1, 2016. Javid met managers and staff after having to cut short a business trip to Australia to deal with the aftermath of Tata Steel's shock decision to sell its loss-making UK assets. See PA story INDUSTRY Steel. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
Business Secretary Sajid Javid talks to workers as he leaves Tata Steel in Port Talbot, South Wales, as the Government outlined its response to the crisis gripping the steel industry. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Friday April 1, 2016. Javid met managers and staff after having to cut short a business trip to Australia to deal with the aftermath of Tata Steel's shock decision to sell its loss-making UK assets. See PA story INDUSTRY Steel. Photo credit should read: Ben Birchall/PA Wire
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April 7 - He announces that he and his wife did hold £30,000 worth of shares in an offshore trust with Blairmore Holdings but sold them before becoming Prime Minister in 2010 and paid all UK tax due on them. Calls for him to resign or pay money back on any profit followed from Labour deputy leader Tom Watson and other members of the party.

Mr Cameron is now expected to publish his full tax returns after promising to do so four years ago.