He was, according to the Press Association:
“Fans at the ExCeL centre roared [Boxer Nicola Adams] to victory, but there were pantomime boos for David Cameron who was watching the bout with boxer Amir Khan.”
The Guardian meanwhile says he was “playfully” booed. Even the booing is friendlier at the Olympics it seems – although booing of any sort doesn’t compare favourably to the sort of reception one of his rivals received.



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