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David Cameron's Yorkshire 'hate' comment caught on mic | David Cameron's Yorkshire 'hate' comment caught on mic |
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Prime Minister David Cameron has been heard saying Yorkshire people "hate each other", while rehearsing a speech. | Prime Minister David Cameron has been heard saying Yorkshire people "hate each other", while rehearsing a speech. |
Wearing a microphone but not on camera, he was thought to be rehearsing an answer to a question on devolution. | Wearing a microphone but not on camera, he was thought to be rehearsing an answer to a question on devolution. |
Ahead of a speech in Leeds, he said: "We just thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else, we didn't realise they hated each other so much." | Ahead of a speech in Leeds, he said: "We just thought people in Yorkshire hated everyone else, we didn't realise they hated each other so much." |
It is not known whether Mr Cameron was making a joke and Downing Street has refused to comment. | It is not known whether Mr Cameron was making a joke and Downing Street has refused to comment. |
Mr Cameron is in Leeds making a speech on the economy. | Mr Cameron is in Leeds making a speech on the economy. |
He was heard speaking to an unidentified male off-stage about the region's devolution proposals. | |
The prime minister was wearing a television microphone when he made the comments but was not aware he was being recorded. | |
Councillor Judith Blake, Labour Leader of Leeds City Council, criticised Mr Cameron and described Yorkshire people as "the friendliest in the world". | |
"If Mr Cameron visited Leeds more often, rather than for the occasional political stunt, he'd soon get to know that," she added. |