Cameron's cheeky call to join PM; AFGHANISTAN.Byline: JAMES LYONS James Lyons can refer to:
TORY leader David Cameron  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled due to vandalism. demanded to go with Gordon Brown on a
visit to Afghanistan.
His astonishing request shocked military planners and has sparked fresh accusations of arrogance. The PM visited troops in Helmand province at the weekend and Mr Cameron's aides lodged an 11th-hour appeal with the Ministry of Defence for him to tag along tag along Verb to accompany someone, esp. when uninvited: I tagged along behind the gang Verb 1. . The demand came a week after the Tory referred to "my government" in an interview. Lib Dem defence spokesman Nick Harvey said: "Who the hell does he think he is? "He hasn't been elected yet and there is no guarantee he is going to be." Mr Cameron's spokeswoman said he was planning to visit Afghanistan this coming weekend when he found out the PM was heading there. She added: "After discovering the trips clashed, we suggested a joint visit to ease the pressure on resources in Afghanistan." British deaths there rose to 208 when a marine was killed on foot patrol as Mr Brown flew home. |
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