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David Cameron is a Conservative party politician and has been MP for Witney since June 2001. As of July 2009, Cameron is the Leader of the Opposition having assumed office in December 2005 following the resignation of previous leader Michael Howard. After being elected to parliament in 2001, Cameron served on the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, before in 2003 being appointed as shadow minister, and becoming vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party. In June 2005, Cameron was appointed Shadow Education Secretary, and in December of the same year, he won the Conservative Party leadership election. Under Cameron’s leadership, throughout 2008 to July 2009, the Conservatives have been ahead of the Labour Party consistently in the polls.

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David Cameron’s A-lister Twitters against party ‘dinosaurs’

09.02.10
Tory party scrambling to rescue career of one of David Cameron’s favourite women candidates after her campaign for a key London seat descended into chaos... more

Tories break ‘smell test’ pledge to repay hundreds in expenses

09.02.10
David Cameron’s pledge to 'smell test' the expenses of Tory MPs is undermined today by the disclosure that some have yet to make repayments that were announced seven months ago... more

City Spy: Don’t bet on David Cameron to end spin culture

09.02.10
Pull the other one, Dave! The Tory party leader has called for an end to “secret corporate lobbying” and wants compulsory transparency rules for firms that specialise in spin doctoring... more

'Golden goodbye' payments suspended for MPs facing criminal charges

09.02.10
'Golden goodbye' payments for three MPs facing criminal charges over their expenses will be suspended until legal proceedings are over... more

Brown takes firm stand on voting reform

09.02.10
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FSA chief Hector Sants steps down

09.02.10
The City’s top regulator, Hector Sants, is quitting as chief executive of the Financial Services Authority... more

Gordon Brown urged to concentrate on spending

09.02.10
Gordon Brown should forget about reducing the budget deficit and continue spending to speed up recovery from credit crunch, leading economist says... more

Gordon Brown 'has to keep spending for UK to recover'

09.02.10
Gordon Brown should forget about reducing the budget deficit and continue spending to speed up Britain’s recovery from the credit crunch, a leading economist declares... more

Speaker John Bercow warns MPs not to interfere with expenses battle

08.02.10
Commons Speaker John Bercow warns senior MPs not to jeopardise a trial of three backbench MPs charged over their expenses... more

New Labour is sinking under the weight of its past

08.02.10
New Labour has been worn away like a man carrying the burden of decades of struggle. The mantra "Change, or more of the same", will be the key to the next election... more

Adam Afriyie: From Peckham council house to shadow minister

08.02.10
In this first interview about his private life, the only Tory black MP, Adam Afriyie, tells how his mother inspired him out of poverty to a £100m fortune and why he shuns ‘patronising’ Labour values... more

Gordon Brown: Sarah's my hero... she tackles every challenge with dignity

05.02.10
Gordon Brown talks frankly to Evening Standard editor Geordie Greig about his devoted wife, the grief that won't go away and his strategy to win the election... more

David Cameron wants school place lottery

05.02.10
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Expenses scandal: the disgrace continues

05.02.10
It had been well trailed, but the announcement by the Crown Prosecution Service that three Labour MPs and one Tory peer will face criminal charges was still shocking... more

Poundland is a symbol of the real Notting Hill

05.02.10
My heart sank this week when I heard that Channel 4's Big Brother is set to be replaced by new docu-soap Notting Hill ... more

Michael Spencer under fire on timing of Icap shares sale

05.02.10
Icap, London’s biggest interdealer broker, is forced to defend the firm’s founder and chief executive Michael Spencer as its issued a shock profits warning weeks after he sold a huge share stake... more

Budgets the Tories must choose from

04.02.10
Though Tory leader David Cameron and shadow chancellor George Osborne seem increasingly confused about what to do when in power to tackle the public sector deficit and associated mountain of debt, there is no reason for the rest of us to be in the dark... more

This energy crisis needs action not more hot air

04.02.10
Energy regulator Ofgem warns that without investment of up to £200 billion, the lights could go off within the next decade. Much of the blame lies with ministers.... more

Patricia Hewitt hosted dinner for BT before it made her a director

04.02.10
Former Cabinet minister Patricia Hewitt faces questions over her use of parliamentary hospitality as it emerged she hosted receptions for a firm that later made her a director... more

MP couple Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride to repay £60,000 expenses

04.02.10
Husband and wife MPs Andrew Mackay and Julie Kirkbride are forced to repay more than £60,000 as expenses watchdogs finally cracked down on their claims for public money... more

Police attack Tories over ‘misleading' use of data on violent crime

03.02.10
David Cameron faces fresh 'airbrushing' row after police chiefs criticised the Tory party's misuse of statistics on violent crime... more

Jonathan Yeo goes from porn to politics

03.02.10
His painting of David Cameron has just sold for £200,000, making Jonathan Yeo our favourite portraitist.... more

Gordon Brown’s cuts ‘corrosive to armed forces’

03.02.10
Gordon Brown is accused at the Iraq inquiry of ignoring the welfare of troops after slashing key defence projects ... more

Gordon Brown attacks Tory plans to cut public spending

03.02.10
Gordon Brown launches fresh attack on Tory plans to cut record £178 billion deficit... more

Conservative lead cut to seven points

02.02.10
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Lord Mandelson: Tories are in 'disarray' over economy

01.02.10
The pre-election skirmishing between the main parties will resume today as Labour turns its fire on the Tories' spending plans... more

David Cameron ‘proud’ to back tax breaks for married couples

22.01.10
David Cameron comes out fighting to defend his marriage tax break plans... more

David Cameron's tax breaks for married couples will mainly benefit rich, say Labour

20.01.10
David Cameron puts marriage at the heart of his election battle — but failed to say who would benefit from his flagship policy... more

Class war is off — now it’s the battle for opportunity

20.01.10
Uh oh, the education wars are in full cry. Gordon Brown is pushing "social mobility" but David Cameron is plucking at Middle England's anxieties - and missing the point... more

David Cameron’s love of marriage faces its greatest test

18.01.10
None of David Cameron's beliefs are more deeply-felt than his faith in marriage as the cornerstone of society - but he must be ready for the most pitiless scrutiny if he rewards it in the tax structure... more

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  • Facts
  • Cameron attended Eaton College where he attained 12 O-Levels, three A-Levels (all received grade A) and an S-Level. His Eton career has proven controversial, where it emerged he had been found to have smoked cannabis
  • Cameron is a graduate of Brasenose College, Oxford, receiving a first class honours degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE)
  • Cameron is married to Samantha, who has given birth to three children. Their first child Ivan was born with the rare ‘Ohtahara syndrome,’ a combination of cerebral palsy and severe epilepsy, and died aged six years old in 2009
  • Cameron spent part of his gap year before Oxford in Russia (then the Soviet Union), where he was allegedly the subject of an attempted recruitment by the KGB, the Soviet Secret Service.
  • Cameron is the 5th cousin, twice removed of Queen Elizabeth II, as he is a direct descendant to King William IV and the King’s mistress, Dorothea Jordan

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