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 Quiz LabourList 2024 Quiz: How well do you know Labour, its history and jargon? 2024 is a year for the party history books, seeing the party return to power with one of… LabourList Staff 23rd December, 2024, 8:30 am News What are Labour MPs reading, watching and listening to this Christmas? As parliament winds down for Christmas, Labour MPs can look back over a triumphant year that saw the… James Moules 22nd December, 2024, 8:00 am Comment ‘Musk’s possible Reform donation shows we urgently need…reform of donations’ You can buy a lot with $100 million dollars: extravagant luxuries like private jets, luxury yachts, or even… Jon Narcross 21st December, 2024, 8:00 am
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