• Privacy policy
  • T&C’s
  • About Us
    • FAQ
    • Meet the Team
  • Contact us
TLE ONLINE SHOP!
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
SUPPORT THE LONDON ECONOMIC
NEWSLETTER
  • TLE
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Opinion
  • Elevenses
  • Entertainment
    • All Entertainment
    • Film
    • Lifestyle
      • Horoscopes
    • Lottery Results
      • Lotto
      • Thunderball
      • Set For Life
      • EuroMillions
  • Food
    • All Food
    • Recipes
  • Property
  • Travel
  • Tech/Auto
No Result
View All Result
The London Economic
No Result
View All Result
Home Politics

On this day: Dennis Skinner thrown out of the Commons after calling Cameron ‘Dodgy Dave’

He was rebuked for the comments at the time, but five years later they seem quite apt.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2021-04-11 19:16
in Politics
FacebookTwitterLinkedinEmailWhatsapp

Footage of Dennis Skinner being thrown out of the House of Commons after calling David Cameron ‘Dodgy Dave’ has been doing the rounds on social media – five years on from when he made the remarks.

The former Labour MP, fondly known as the Beast of Bolsover, was given his marching orders by the speaker when he refused to withdraw the comment, directed at the then-prime minister.

Mr Skinner said: “This man has done more to divide this nation than anybody else. He’s looked after his own pocket. I still refer to him as dodgy Dave. Do what you like.”

The comments seem particularly poignant this year as Cameron finds himself engulfed in a lobbying scandal.

This weekend it was revealed that he took the scandal-hit financier Lex Greensill for a “private drink” with Health Secretary Matt Hancock to discuss a payment scheme later rolled out in the NHS.

It was also reported that the Treasury reconsidered Mr Greensill’s application for an emergency coronavirus loan after the former prime minister messaged a senior adviser to Boris Johnson.

? On This Day in 2016, Labour MP Dennis Skinner was thrown out of the Commons for referring to then Prime Minister David Cameron as 'Dodgy Dave'.

Via @UKPolitics2010s

pic.twitter.com/hGedn9MGOQ

— Politics For All (@PoliticsForAlI) April 11, 2021

Related: Julian Assange supporters hold vigils to mark arrest anniversary

RelatedPosts

Senior Tory MP ‘plied four victims with date-rape drugs’

Mail hails Rwanda plan a success…. as TEN migrants ask to be returned home

Johnson says helping struggling families would be ‘shovelling’ money to appease ‘bleeding hearts’

Sunak splashes £500k of public cash on repairing his public image

Since you are here

Since you are here, we wanted to ask for your help.

Journalism in Britain is under threat. The government is becoming increasingly authoritarian and our media is run by a handful of billionaires, most of whom reside overseas and all of them have strong political allegiances and financial motivations.

Our mission is to hold the powerful to account. It is vital that free media is allowed to exist to expose hypocrisy, corruption, wrongdoing and abuse of power. But we can't do it without you.

If you can afford to contribute a small donation to the site it will help us to continue our work in the best interests of the public. We only ask you to donate what you can afford, with an option to cancel your subscription at any point.

To donate or subscribe to The London Economic, click here.

The TLE shop is also now open, with all profits going to supporting our work.

The shop can be found here.

You can also SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER .

Subscribe to our Newsletter

View our  Privacy Policy and Terms & Conditions

Trending on TLE

  • All
  • trending
Abdollah

‘Rescue us’: Afghan teacher begs UK to help him escape Taliban

CHOMSKY: “If Corbyn had been elected, Britain would be pursuing a much more sane course”

What If We Got Rid Of Prisons?

More from TLE

A hiking trip to Colorado

5 Steps to Improve Your Personal Economy

Trump threatens to shut down NBC over this story

Ultra-Orthodox school has fallen foul of regulators because they don’t allow girls in who have TVs or Internet at home

The NHS was once the envy of the world, we need a new social contract to rebuild it

Sorry, Cristiano: Just 14 per cent of United fans live in Manchester

Lyme disease-sufferer contracted disease from pet cat SIXTEEN years ago

How to keep your data secure

Choosing The Best Financial Adviser For Your Small Business

Daily Mail says UK has ‘lost all sense of proportion’ over Partygate

About Us

TheLondonEconomic.com – Open, accessible and accountable news, sport, culture and lifestyle.

Read more

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.




No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Lifestyle
  • Food
  • Travel
  • More…
    • Elevenses
    • Opinion
    • Property
    • Tech & Auto
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • Privacy policy
  • Contact us

© 2019 thelondoneconomic.com - TLE, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN. All Rights Reserved.