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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dave Hill

Boris, Dave and the "broken society"

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He [David Cameron] said he had discussed the issue with Mr Johnson but played down any differences between them. "Boris agrees with me that it is right to talk about 'a broken society' and there are parts of our society badly broken and we have to mend them," he said. Mr Cameron denied changing his tune, insisting: "I've always said the same thing, which is that parts of our society are badly broken."

However, Tory sources confirmed that Mr Cameron wanted to "get on the same page" as the London Mayor to head off media claims that the two men were divided. One frontbencher said: "There was also a bit of concern that we came over as a bit negative about the country's prospects. You have got to be upbeat. There was no great divide. Perhaps we had slightly overdone the 'broken' label."

From the Independent.

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