26th July, 2012, 3:38 pm David Cameron wins the gold medal for Olympics hypocrisy Mark Ferguson Share this article: David Cameron on Gordon Brown in 2008: “He has the Olympic torch in Downing Street but won’t touch it…If dithering was an Olympic sport, he would have a gold medal.” David Cameron in 2012: “Politicians aren’t allowed to touch it, quite rightly, the torch is about the people and the athletes.” Hypocrite. Tags: David Cameron / Olympics / Mark Ferguson Mark Ferguson is the Labour MP for Gateshead Central and Whickham, and was the editor of LabourList from 2010 to 2015. View all articles by Mark Ferguson Subscribe to our daily email More from LabourList News Compass’ Neal Lawson claims 17-month probe found him ‘not guilty’ over tweet The director of the Compass campaign group and former New Labour adviser Neal Lawson has said a 17-month… Tom Belger 22nd November, 2024, 9:57 am Analysis John Prescott’s forgotten legacy, from the climate to the devolution agenda “When I do die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60… James Moules 22nd November, 2024, 9:12 am News John Prescott: Updates on latest tributes as PM and Blair praise ‘true Labour giant’ Tributes are flowing in to the former Labour Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott, who has died at the… Tom Belger, Daniel Green & James Moules 21st November, 2024, 12:45 pm
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