"I don't regret helping overthrow Gaddafi, says David Cameron"

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Well. Good for him.

I don t regret helping overthrow Gaddafi says David Cameron after Coptic Christian beheadings - Telegraph
By Ben Riley-Smith, Political Correspondent. 2:59PM GMT 17 Feb 2015

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The Prime Minister led the way in providing support to pro-democracy activists to help unseat Gaddafi in 2011 but has since rebutted calls for more involvement despite a stable government failing to appear in the country.
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Sounds like 'the Trump eats puppies for lunch' smear tactic...

Dead pig allegations are 'utter nonsense,' David Cameron tells friends
Sep 22, 2015 - David Cameron is understood to have told friends that claims he once put his genitals in a dead pig's mouth are "utter nonsense".

The allegations are among a number included in a new biography of the Prime Minister by the former deputy Conservative party chairman Lord Ashcroft and journalist Isabel Oakeshott, who write in Call Me Dave that Cameron was a member of the exclusive Piers Gaveston Society while studying at Oxford University, which is said to have involved "bizarre rituals and sexual excess". Publicly Cameron has refused to "dignify" the allegations with a response, but he has told those close to him that he was never a member of the elite Piers Gaveston Society at Oxford University.

The book, due to be published next month, quotes a "distinguished Oxford contemporary", who is now an MP, recalled how Cameron took part in an "outrageous" initiation. "His extraordinary suggestion is that the future PM inserted a private part of his anatomy into the animal's mouth," an excerpt published by the Daily Mail reported. However, the MP reportedly states that he had not seen any evidence himself and that it could be a case of mistaken identity.

Extracts from the inflammatory book also included claims that he smoked cannabis with friends, allowed cocaine in his London home and alleged that he misled the public over the non-dom status of Lord Ashcroft, a prolific Tory donor. Lord Ashcroft and Cameron fell out after the Tory leader failed to make good on an alleged promise to give Lord Ashcroft a top job once he became Prime Minister in 2010. The new biography is seen by some as an act of revenge after years of feuding between the pair. Asked about allegations made in the book, the Prime Minister's spokeswoman said: "I'm not intending to dignify this book by offering any comment or any PM reaction to it."

She added that the author "has set out his reasons for writing it," suggesting the Prime Minister views the book as an act of revenge for his refusal to offer Lord Ashcroft a top job when he entered Downing Street in 2010. George Osborne, the Chancellor, also refused to comment on the extraordinary claims, published in a new biography of the Prime Minister by the former Conservative deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft and journalist Isabel Oakeshott, Call Me Dave. Asked by reporters during his trip to China what he made of the claims, he simply said: "I haven't seen that book".

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Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford university
Sep 21, 2015, Downing Street has refused to comment on extraordinary allegations made in a new book that David Cameron performed an obscene act with a dead pig and smoked cannabis while he was at Oxford university.

Lord Ashcroft, the former deputy chairman of the Conservative Party and a prolific donor, reported the claims in Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography. It comes during a continuing feud between the pair, who are said to have fallen out after Lord Ashcroft was passed over for a leading role in the coalition government. The book accuses David Cameron of being part of a debauched group called the Piers Gaveston society, as well as the infamous Bullingdon club, during his time at Oxford.

Lord Ashcroft and the book's co-author, Isabel Oakeshott, the former Sunday Times political editor, wrote that an unnamed "distinguished Oxford contemporary", who is now an MP, recalled how Mr Cameron took part in an "outrageous" initiation ceremony at a Piers Gaveston event. "His extraordinary suggestion is that the future PM inserted a private part of his anatomy into the animal's mouth," an excerpt published by the Daily Mail claimed. Lord Ashcroft wrote that the man made the same allegation three times, with increasing detail, and claimed a photograph existed of the act.

Its alleged owner has not responded to Lord Ashcroft's request to view the photo, and the peer wrote that it may be a "case of mistaken identity". The book also contains allegations that smoked cannabis with university friends who nicknamed themselves the "Flam Club", and later later allowed cocaine at his home in London. A spokesperson for the PM told The Independent: "It's a no comment from us. On any of it." Few sitting MPs have commented on the story but the Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, wrote on Twitter: "I've never been more pleased to be a vegetarian."

Former Conservative MP Louise Mensch emphasised that the claims were unproven and characterised the story as: "I didn't see anything - but a mystery bloke has a photo." She added: "I'm sorry, Corbyn fans. Cam just didn't Kermit the Crime." Others suggested that the unnamed source may be trying to damage Mr Cameron's reputation during his second term as Prime Minister. Mr Cameron has refused to say whether he took drugs at university, only insisting he had not taken cocaine since becoming an MP in 2001. In an interview after being elected leader of the Conservative party in 2005, he said: "What is private in the past should remain private."

It is not the first time he has faced claims he smoked cannabis at university. Mr Cameron would not comment to claims made in a 2007 biography that he was grounded from Eton as a 15-year-old after being caught smoking weed. George Osborne defended him at the time, insisting the public did not care what political leaders got up to during their youth. "It's not been denied by David, but he's also said that we are not in the business of saying that politicians can't have a private life before they come into politics," Mr Osborne said.

Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford university - The Times of India