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British Prime Minister David Cameron says he has made many “unforced errors” in the last 24 hours.
Speaking
when he was summoned by the house of commons over disparaging comments
about Nigeria and Afghanistan, Cameron made a U-turn, saying both
countries were making “remarkable steps forward” in their anti-graft
war.
“First of all I had better check the microphone is on before
speaking… tips on diplomacy are useful, given the last 24 hours I have
made many unforced errors,” he said.
“The leaders of Nigeria and Afghanistan are battling hard against very corrupt systems and have made remarkable steps forward.”
Angus
Robertson, Scottish national party leader, was said to have asked
Cameron if he had heard the complaints of some Nigerian anti-corruption
activists who said their efforts were “seriously undermined” by the UK
authorities.
“The role of London’s property market to conceal
stolen wealth has been exposed in court documents, reports,
documentaries and more. What is the Prime Minister going to do about
this?” Robertson reportedly asked.
Responding he said: “Action is
necessary by developed countries as well as developing countries and the
steps we are taking to make sure that foreign companies that own UK
property have to declare who the beneficial owner is will be one of the
ways we make sure that plundered money from African countries can’t be
hidden in London.”
Cameron had come under severe criticism ever since the video of a private conversation he had with the Queen went viral.
In
the meeting, which had Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, in
attendance, Cameron referred to Nigeria and Afghanistan as
“fantastically corrupt countries”, a remark that did not go down well
with Welby, who vouched for the integrity of the Nigerian leader.
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