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| Lynton Crosby 'claims David Cameron has God on his side' | |
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| Lynton Crosby has reportedly claimed that David Cameron has God on his side. | Lynton Crosby has reportedly claimed that David Cameron has God on his side. |
| The Prime Minister’s political strategist was speaking to a Daily Telegraph reporter when he allegedly made the comment. | The Prime Minister’s political strategist was speaking to a Daily Telegraph reporter when he allegedly made the comment. |
| After being asked whether Mr Cameron was a bad omen for sporting events following Mark Cavendish’s fall during the Tour de France, Mr Crosby reportedly said: “Oh, not at all, we’ve got God on our side.” | After being asked whether Mr Cameron was a bad omen for sporting events following Mark Cavendish’s fall during the Tour de France, Mr Crosby reportedly said: “Oh, not at all, we’ve got God on our side.” |
| Number 10 would not comment on the report and staff at the Conservative Party headquarters deflected questions to Mr Crosby’s firm, Crosby Textor. | Number 10 would not comment on the report and staff at the Conservative Party headquarters deflected questions to Mr Crosby’s firm, Crosby Textor. |
| The Australian campaign director ran Boris Johnson’s successful bid as London Mayor in 2012 and was taken on by the Tories for next year’s general election. | The Australian campaign director ran Boris Johnson’s successful bid as London Mayor in 2012 and was taken on by the Tories for next year’s general election. |
| Mr Crosby’s alleged comments have not been confirmed but the report comes after several remarks about Christianity from the Prime Minister. | Mr Crosby’s alleged comments have not been confirmed but the report comes after several remarks about Christianity from the Prime Minister. |
| In an article for the Church Times in April, he wrote that the UK should be “more confident about our status as a Christian country”. | In an article for the Church Times in April, he wrote that the UK should be “more confident about our status as a Christian country”. |
| Mr Cameron described himself as a “classic” member of the Church of England in the article. | Mr Cameron described himself as a “classic” member of the Church of England in the article. |
| Speaking at his Easter reception in Downing Street, he reportedly said Jesus “invented” the Big Society. | Speaking at his Easter reception in Downing Street, he reportedly said Jesus “invented” the Big Society. |