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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Matthew Tempest

What's in a name?


Surely David Cameron knows that you should only kiss babies on the campaign trail? Photograph: Andrew Parsons/PA
If he were in it, Arthur Scargill would be turning in his grave - the leader of the Conservative party has named his baby boy "Arthur".

The happy couple today showed off their Valentine's Day baby today with this picture, and revealed that the child will go by the name of Arthur Elwen Cameron.

According to Mr Cameron, someone on his father's side of the family went by the name of Arthur, while Elwen was a "name Samantha found in a book".

Today there was an (appalled) "no comment" from the Barnsley HQ of Mr Scargill's Socialist Labour party.

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