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| Labour MPs 'sorry' for Tory spoof | |
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| Two Labour MPs have apologised for a spoof video which invited voters to sleep with the wife of Tory leader David Cameron and to take his children. | |
| Sion Simon, who appeared in the clip, said he was sorry if his attempt to be "edgy and unconventional" had offended. | |
| And his colleague Tom Watson, added he "unreservedly apologised" for placing the film on the YouTube website. | |
| "Colleagues and newspapers thought it was rude. On reflection, they were right," Mr Watson said on his own blog. | "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," the West Bromwich East MP explained. | |
| Mr Simon, who represents Birmingham Erdington, said it was Mr Watson's decision to remove the minute-long parody after it had been viewed 4,900 times. | |
| However, the decision was "one with which I'm perfectly comfortable", Mr Simon said. | |
| "We were trying to make some serious political points in a slightly edgy and unconventional way, but I was always very clear there was never any intention to cause offence and if anybody was offended by any of it, then I'm sorry." | |
| 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." |
| 'That's cool' | |
| 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. |
| "Yo. My name's Dave, yeah? Thing is, I'm just like you," he said. | |
| David Cameron launched his blog to appeal more to young people"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." | |
| 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". |
| 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". |
| 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. |