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16 September 2019updated 24 Jul 2021 3:41am

David Cameron and the language of privilege

The Guardian has apologised after accusing the former prime minister of “privileged pain” over his son’s death.

By Anoosh Chakelian

A couple of years into my time as a political journalist, I was stumped by a question on live radio following the Conservative Party Conference.

It was Wednesday 1 October 2014, and David Cameron had just given his leader’s speech to Tory delegates in Birmingham.

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