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What Dave said to Nick

The strange world of Cameron and Clegg, part 54.

2008 is like another lifetime. Back then, David Cameron was asked by the GQ editor, Dylan Jones, for his favourite political joke. Cameron replied: "Nick Clegg, at the moment."

No more. Forget yesterday's nuptials; approaching the anniversary of the Downing Street Garden romance, another bank holiday surely beckons.

During the past 11 months we have learned much about their burgeoning relationship. For example, thanks to our recent guest editor Jemima Khan we know that the pair play tennis (Cameron won there) and that Nick calls David "Dave".

And now, courtesy of the Times's resident lip reader (£), we now know what Dave said to Nick during the royal wedding. Sizing each other up in their finest Moss Bros, Cameron confided in Clegg:

I had to have my trousers let out.

The ersatz spat over the AV referendum well and truly over, the intimacy of their relationship has returned.

8 comments

gracedarby's picture

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PeteyMcPeterson's picture

After careful inspection what he actually said was "Put your hands down my trousers and perhaps I'll let you out."

Activist27's picture

Politics can be tough, but marriages can be tougher.
In a Lib Dem - Conservative marriage bed, Clegg will continue to be under Cameron’s thumb, in spite of signing up to the gym to pump some ‘Muscular Liberalism’.

I found an interesting perspective on
http://wordplayblog.co.uk/2011/05/a-clegg-hanger/

matthew fox's picture

Cameron wears the trousers in that relationship.

I bet Lib Dems love that Clegg is so submissive.

Anton Jury's picture

"Trust me Nick, you will get financially rewarded at a later date but you will have to wait".

swatantra's picture

That bullingdon suit is good for a few more years yet.Samcam is to be congratulated on Not wearing a hat; hope this sets a trend.

jie4v7i14's picture

or he might have said "Remember, I'm the daddy here".

quote from the film, Scum, by the way. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079871/

jie4v7i14's picture

The above clip, from the toilet off the house of commons a while back, honest...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yn7o35NcJwo

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