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Capt. Obvious

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Fri Apr 8, 2016, 09:44 AM Apr 2016

Edward Snowden’s David Cameron Tweet Tells Public To Rise Up And Force PM’s Resignation [View all]

Edward Snowden has seemingly called on the British public to help oust David Cameron following the prime minister’s admission that he profited from his late father’s offshore trust.

Cameron on Thursday finally conceded he and his wife, Samantha, owned shares in Ian Cameron’s Blairmore Holdings, before selling them for around £30,000 in 2010.

Snowden, who this time last week ridiculed Cameron for sidestepping questions on his taxes, entered the debate on the PM’s future after AFP journalist Marc Burleigh shared a tweet he had sent saying, “the next 24 hours could change Britain”.

In response, Burleigh, wrote: “Probably overreach. Cameron: embarrassed, sure. Maybe even still not being full truthful. But implying resignation?”

Snowden, infamous for being a National Security Agency whistleblower, then replied saying the decision on Cameron’s future was “up to the British public, not us”.

He then went on cite the outcome of the Panama Papers revelations in Iceland which resulted in Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson stepping down as prime minister. The public had protested for several days calling for him to quit.

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