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Outclassed Cameron starts playing it straight

CLASS is not a concept that David Cameron often struggles with, writes Luke James.

Dennis Skinner would be the first to admit that the Eton-schooled millionaire PM does a fine job of sticking up for his.

And he enjoys nothing more than reliving his riotous Bullingdon Club days by indulging in half an hour of yah-boo yelling at Prime Minister’s questions every Wednesday.

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