David Cameron’s four denials over the Panama Papers

David Cameron has been asked a series of specific questions over the last two days about his family’s tax affairs.

His answers – whether given himself or through Downing Street officials – have changed repeatedly as pressure mounts over the Panana Papers revelations.

Monday morning

“That is a private matter. I will focus on what the government is doing.”

– A No 10 spokesman when asked if the family still held cash in the offshore fund.

Tuesday afternoon

“In terms of my own financial affairs, I own no shares. I have a salary as prime minister and I have some savings, which I get some interest from and I have a house, which we used to live in, which we now let out while we are living in Downing Street and that’s all I have. I have no shares, no offshore trusts, no offshore funds, nothing like that. And, so that, I think, is a very clear description”

– Cameron, after a speech on the EU in Birmingham.

Tuesday afternoon (again)

“To be clear, the prime minister, his wife and their children do not benefit from any offshore funds. The prime minister owns no shares. As has been previously reported, Mrs Cameron owns a small number of shares connected to her father’s land, which she declares on her tax return.”

– From a spokesperson for No 10 following complaints Cameron had not been clear about whether he benefited from any offshore funds and questions about whether the origin of the savings.

Wednesday morning

“There are no offshore funds/trusts which the prime minister, Mrs Cameron or their children will benefit from in future.”

– A spokesperson from No 10 after many pointed out that Cameron had not ruled out benefiting from the tax arrangements in the future.