A great thread for the person who loves to go on about David Cameron all day long.
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..Prime Minister David Cameron said he was outraged by Friday's twin bomb and shooting attacks in Norway, branding them "evil" and pledging to work with Oslo to track down the perpetrators.

"I was outraged to hear about the explosion in Oslo and attack in Utoya today that have killed and injured innocent people," Cameron said in a statement.

"My thoughts are with the wounded and those who have lost friends and family, and I know everyone in Britain will feel the same.

"These attacks are a stark reminder of the threat we all face from terrorism.

"I have called Prime Minister (Jens) Stoltenberg this evening to express my sincere condolences and to let him know that our thoughts are with the Norwegian people at this tragic time.

"I have offered Britain's help, including through our close intelligence cooperation.

"We will work with Norway to hunt the murderers who did this and prevent any more innocent deaths.

"We can overcome this evil, and we will."

Militants staged twin bomb and shooting attacks in Norway on Friday, leaving at least 17 dead as a blast tore through government buildings and a gunman opened fire at a youth meeting of the governing party.

Foreign Secretary William Hague offered his condolences to all those bereaved or injured.

"I send my deepest condolences to all those who have lost relatives or been injured in today's horrific bomb blast in Oslo," he said in a statement.

He added: "We condemn all acts of terrorism.

"The UK stands shoulder to shoulder with Norway and all our international allies in the face of such atrocities. We are committed to work tirelessly with them to combat the threat from terrorism in all its forms."

About 250,000 Britons visit Norway every year, according to the Foreign Office, and Hague said that the British embassy was ready to help any British nationals caught up in the attack.
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..Cameron 'lived in brother's shadow'

Press Association 8 hours ago



....David Cameron has admitted that he lived "in the shadow" of his older brother when he was a teenager.

The Prime Minister's comments come in the latest edition of the Big Issue, which he guest edited. They draw a parallel with the experience of Ed Miliband, who overhauled sibling David to win the Labour leadership last year.

Before that Ed - four years younger - followed David to Corpus Christi college at Oxford and then into parliament and government.

Alex Cameron, 47, a criminal lawyer who heads his chambers in London and is said to earn 1 million a year, was three years David's senior at Eton.

He went to Bristol University while David went to Oxford, before beginning his political career in the Conservative Party's research department.

In the publication's regular column, My Younger Self, the Prime Minister wrote: "I lived in the shadow of my older brother. He was three years older, went to the same school, and was a huge success, on the sports field and almost always lead actor in the school plays.

"It was great to have that kind of role model, and I was incredibly proud of him, but like many younger brothers you find yourself always a few steps behind.

"If I could give my younger self some advice, I'd say: don't worry about it; your life is not predetermined; you'll find your own feet in your own way. It was not until I left school that I felt I was breaking out of my brother's shadow and doing my own thing."

Mr Cameron conceded that, in contrast to his older brother, he "didn't always put the effort in" in sport and other subjects at school, and instead "just went through the motions, drifting along".

Mr Cameron praised his "strong family" and father Ian, who died last year.
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