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A new biography of David Cameron by a former ally turned political enemy contains claims of youthful debauchery by the future British leader, according to extracts published by the Daily Mail yesterday.
Reactions on social media focused on the description of a bizarre initiation ritual for an Oxford University club made by an unnamed contemporary of Cameron鈥檚 who is himself a member of parliament.
The lawmaker claimed that the initiation ceremony involved a dead pig and that Cameron 鈥渋nserted a private part of his anatomy into the animal鈥檚 mouth.鈥 The hashtag #Piggate quickly topped Twitter trending in Britain, with users making many pig-related puns.
Downing Street declined comment on the claims, which were repeated in other newspapers.
The book is being published by billionaire Michael Ashcroft, a major donor to Cameron鈥檚 Conservative Party who turned against the prime minister when he was not appointed to a senior government role.
Ashcroft, a former deputy chairman and treasurer of the party, admitted that he had been expecting the ministerial appointment following Cameron鈥檚 first general election victory in 2010.
The book 鈥淐all Me Dave鈥 also claims that Cameron smoked marijuana at university. Asked in the past about any drug-taking in the past the prime minister has said that he had 鈥渁 normal university experience.鈥
The Daily Mail said that the biography would 鈥渕ake political waves鈥 but the Guardian鈥檚 Roy Greenslade said that 鈥渋t is highly doubtful that the book will cause more than a ripple.鈥
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