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David Cameron accidentally says he resents the poor

David Cameron accidentally says he resents the poor

Here's David Cameron accidentally saying he resents, rather than represents the poor in his conference speech today.

The prime minister was discussing hard working parents, fathers who read to their children at night, and children from the "poorest estates and the most chaotic homes", when he said: "This is who we resent, these are the people we are fighting for."

Here's viral artist CassetteBoy's mashup of his conference speech, which is roughly along the same lines.

Because sometimes reality is even better than satire.

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