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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Haroon Siddique

Smiths fans of the world unite to halt Cameron photo-op

An attempt by David Cameron to "boost his street cred" was scuppered by protestors yesterday.

The Tory leader apparently wanted to recreate an iconic photo of the Smiths outside Salford Lads Club (he has previously declared himself a fan of the iconic group as well as "a lot of reggae").

But he was "sent packing" by demonstrators yesterday with placards that read "Oi! Dave Eton Lad's [sic] is 300 miles" and "Salford Lads Not Eton Snobs".

"Heaven knows the trendy-youth-vote-chasing, publicity-seeking Tory leader is miserable now ..." says the Mirror.

This is an edited extract from the Wrap, our daily digest of the papers.

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