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David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, left their eight-year-old daughter, Nancy, in a pub after having Sunday lunch, Downing Street has confirmed. | David Cameron and his wife, Samantha, left their eight-year-old daughter, Nancy, in a pub after having Sunday lunch, Downing Street has confirmed. |
She is reported to have spent a quarter of an hour at the Plough Inn at Cadsden, in Buckinghamshire, before Mr Cameron returned to collect her. | |
Number 10 said the couple had been "distraught" when they realised Nancy was not with them. | |
It said the incident had happened "a couple of months ago". | |
The Camerons were at the pub, near the prime minister's country residence, Chequers, with Nancy and their other children Arthur, six, and 22-month-old Florence, as well as two other families. | |
After leaving, Mr Cameron went home in one car with his bodyguards and thought Nancy was with his wife and their other children in another car. | After leaving, Mr Cameron went home in one car with his bodyguards and thought Nancy was with his wife and their other children in another car. |
'Nightmare' | |
Mrs Cameron had assumed her elder daughter was with her father. The mistake was discovered when they got home. | |
When the prime minister returned to collect Nancy he found her helping staff. | |
Downing Street said no protection officers would face disciplinary action over the incident, adding that security arrangements were constantly under review. | |
A spokesman said: "The prime minister and Samantha were distraught when they realised Nancy wasn't with them. | |
"Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well. The prime minister went down straight away to get her." | "Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well. The prime minister went down straight away to get her." |
Communities Secretary Eric Pickles, who is promoting a scheme to give English councils a financial incentive to deal with "troubled families", was asked on BBC Radio 5 live if he drew parallels between them and parents who inadvertently left their children in a pub. | |
"We're definitely not talking about that - mainly for my job security," he replied. | "We're definitely not talking about that - mainly for my job security," he replied. |
Mr Pickles was also asked about the incident during a BBC News Channel interview, saying: "I'm very glad that Nancy was missing for only 15 minutes. It could happen to anybody. It must be any family's nightmare." |