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| David Cameron reveals how he keeps fit and fresh as PM | David Cameron reveals how he keeps fit and fresh as PM |
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| David Cameron has fessed up to life as "Chillaxing Dave", admitting in Mumbai on Monday that he takes something of a laidback approach to avoid ending up "mentally fried". | |
| Looking relatively relaxed after a nine-hour flight from London (in first class naturally), the prime minister broke with Margaret Thatcher when he spoke of the importance of a good night's sleep and delegating to a team who "get things done". | |
| Thatcher famously survived in No 10 on three hours' sleep a night, usually after an evening lubricated by whisky, and went to great lengths to ensure her writ ran across Whitehall. | Thatcher famously survived in No 10 on three hours' sleep a night, usually after an evening lubricated by whisky, and went to great lengths to ensure her writ ran across Whitehall. |
| The prime minister spoke of his downtime when he was asked at a PM Direct event in Mumbai how he copes with the pressures of his job. | The prime minister spoke of his downtime when he was asked at a PM Direct event in Mumbai how he copes with the pressures of his job. |
| "I try and stay a little bit fit," he said. "I try and go for a run a week, I try to play a game of tennis every week and I try not to go to bed too late. But like all these things that doesn't always work." | "I try and stay a little bit fit," he said. "I try and go for a run a week, I try to play a game of tennis every week and I try not to go to bed too late. But like all these things that doesn't always work." |
| The prime minister, who has been accused of occasionally adopting a lackadaisical approach to his job, admitted that he likes to share tasks in the office. "The most important thing is to have a very good team around you. That is the most important thing – to make sure you can delegate and you can have a team you can work with and get things done for you." | |
| Cameron gave a simple reason for unwinding. "As I always say, if you are exhausted and if you are fried mentally you will be a hopeless prime minister. You have to try and keep a good equilibrium and balance and then hopefully you can make good decisions." | Cameron gave a simple reason for unwinding. "As I always say, if you are exhausted and if you are fried mentally you will be a hopeless prime minister. You have to try and keep a good equilibrium and balance and then hopefully you can make good decisions." |