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marmar

(77,073 posts)
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 10:06 PM Apr 2012

David Cameron shows his ass


from the Independent UK:



The Prime Minister was dragged to the House of Commons yesterday to face hostile questioning from MPs on why he still refuses to allow an inquiry into whether his Culture Secretary broke ministerial rules over the BSkyB deal.

Downing Street was angered after David Cameron was forced to cancel an election visit to Milton Keynes to be pulled before Parliament. Facing criticism that he was using Lord Justice Leveson's inquiry as a "smokescreen" to avoid a full investigation into the conduct of Jeremy Hunt, an irate Mr Cameron admitted that Lord Leveson did not have the power to adjudicate on breaches of the Ministerial Code.

The Prime Minister declined to act now and said that he would wait until Mr Hunt had given evidence to the inquiry, rather than order his own investigation. Pressure will intensify today as a DCMS report will criticise James Murdoch of failing to provide parliament with a full account of News International's internal knowledge of phone hacking at the News of the World.

Mr Cameron's unscheduled appearance before Parliament – which was sanctioned by the Commons Speaker, John Bercow, who granted an urgent question on the affair to the Labour leader, Ed Miliband – also incensed Tory backbenchers who are already at loggerheads with Mr Bercow. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/cornered-cameron-rejects-inquiry-on-hunt-7697843.html



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David Cameron shows his ass (Original Post) marmar Apr 2012 OP
Don't you mean "arse"? Stargleamer Apr 2012 #1

Stargleamer

(1,989 posts)
1. Don't you mean "arse"?
Mon Apr 30, 2012, 11:24 PM
Apr 2012

"PoTAYTo, PoTAHTo, ToMAYTo, ToMAHTO, let's call the whole thing off!!"

. . .

"Let's call the calling off off. . ."

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