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The Guardian - UK
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Liam Fox hounded by David Cameron's jokes

How many days must pass after a disgraced cabinet minister's resignation before he becomes the butt of jokes? In the case of Liam Fox, David Cameron has broken the seal at six days. Cameron, speaking at the annual Commons lunch of the Newspaper Society on Thursday, used Fox as fodder to warm up the attendees before his speech. He explained that he had been running a little late in getting to the event, "not because of Gaddafi", but because he had been making a series of "introductions". "I've been introducing Liam Fox to a travel agent," he quipped. Warming to his theme, he added: "And Oliver Letwin to a shredder." He also joked about introducing "Kenneth Clarke to a BlackBerry". He'd probably think it was a new microbrewery real ale, Dave.

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