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A controversial video in which a Labour MP mocked David Cameron and his family has been taken down from the YouTube website after being viewed 4,900 times.A controversial video in which a Labour MP mocked David Cameron and his family has been taken down from the YouTube website after being viewed 4,900 times.
Sion Simon invited people to sleep with the Conservative leader's wife and to take his children, but he insisted it was satirical and inoffensive. Sion Simon invited people to sleep with the Tory leader's wife but maintained it was satirical and inoffensive.
He promised to withdraw the one-minute clip if Mr Cameron complained. Another Labour MP - Tom Watson, who put the clip online - said he "unreservedly apologised" for the video's appearance.
"Colleagues and newspapers thought it was rude. On reflection, they were right," Mr Watson said on his own blog.
"I did post the video to YouTube and I take responsibility for that," he added.
'That's cool'
People trying to access the spoof are now greeted with the message: "This video has been removed by the user."People trying to access the spoof are now greeted with the message: "This video has been removed by the user."
Mr Simon wore a baseball cap and called himself Dave in his parody of the Tory leader's own WebCameron blog.Mr Simon wore a baseball cap and called himself Dave in his parody of the Tory leader's own WebCameron blog.
'Should be ashamed'
"Yo. My name's Dave, yeah? Thing is, I'm just like you," the Birmingham Erdington MP said."Yo. My name's Dave, yeah? Thing is, I'm just like you," the Birmingham Erdington MP said.
"I've got the same worries, the same troubles, the same cares, the same trouble and strife."I've got the same worries, the same troubles, the same cares, the same trouble and strife.
"Want to sleep with my wife? That's cool. Come down, check it out, we'll sort it out. Safe," added the 37-year-old."Want to sleep with my wife? That's cool. Come down, check it out, we'll sort it out. Safe," added the 37-year-old.
"I've got two kids - kid one, kid two. You like them? Take one - that's cool." David Cameron launched his blog to appeal more to young people"I've got two kids - kid one, kid two. You like them? Take one - that's cool."
Tory MP Peter Luff said Mr Simon should be "thoroughly ashamed of himself" for bringing politics "into disrepute".Tory MP Peter Luff said Mr Simon should be "thoroughly ashamed of himself" for bringing politics "into disrepute".
David Cameron launched his blog to appeal more to young people
Andrew Mitchell, another Conservative MP, said Mr Simon had "obviously gone mad", while Labour's Stephen Pound described it as "insulting" and "sinister".Andrew Mitchell, another Conservative MP, said Mr Simon had "obviously gone mad", while Labour's Stephen Pound described it as "insulting" and "sinister".
But Mr Simon responded by claiming Mr Cameron had "become almost surreal in the extent to which he'll say anything to anybody if he thinks it's what they want to hear".But Mr Simon responded by claiming Mr Cameron had "become almost surreal in the extent to which he'll say anything to anybody if he thinks it's what they want to hear".
And he had been congratulated by other figures within the Labour party, he told the BBC.And he had been congratulated by other figures within the Labour party, he told the BBC.
Mr Cameron has tried to communicate more effectively with young people through his own weblog, launched last month.Mr Cameron has tried to communicate more effectively with young people through his own weblog, launched last month.
His wife Samantha and their children feature in some of the diaries, the most prominent of which sees him introducing the site while washing dishes.His wife Samantha and their children feature in some of the diaries, the most prominent of which sees him introducing the site while washing dishes.
Mr Simon could not be reached when contacted by the BBC News website on Friday.Mr Simon could not be reached when contacted by the BBC News website on Friday.