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People really love Dennis Skinner’s ‘Dodgy Dave’ smear about David Cameron

Published 10:50 12 Apr 2016 BST

Updated 15:54 12 Apr 2016 BST

Jordan Gold
People really love Dennis Skinner’s ‘Dodgy Dave’ smear about David Cameron

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That time when you insult the prime minister at work...

Labour MP Dennis Skinner delivered a furious tirade at David Cameron on Monday, which lead to him being kicked out of Parliament by house Speaker John Bercow for "unparliamentary language". Mr Skinner twice referred to Cameron as "Dodgy Dave" in the course of his speech:

"Does the prime minister recall that, at the time after he became prime minister under the coalition and at the time when he was dividing the nation between strivers and scroungers, I asked him a very important question about the windfall he received when he wrote off the mortgage of the premises in Notting Hill, and I said to him he didn't write off the mortgage of the one taxpayers were helping to pay for at Oxford."

Then Skinner delivered the killer line:

          "I didn't receive a proper answer then. Maybe Dodgy Dave will answer it now."

When asked to retract his remarks, Skinner asked "which word?", to which John Bercow said:

"I think he knows the word beginning with 'D' and ending in 'Y' that he inappropriately used”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvIUa47x_Oc This is a couple of minutes that sum up why we love Great Britain. Name calling, public politeness, brutal heckling, but ultimately, order remains. As 'Dodgy Dave' becomes a fully-fledged meme, many online have become enraged at Skinner's eviction. Now he has become something of an internet hero, with the hashtag #DodgyDave trending all day on Twitter. Some branded Skinner "the last honest politician left in parliament", and others angry that he was "ejected for being honest". https://twitter.com/BeardedGenius/status/719557823353528322 https://twitter.com/Bonn1eGreer/status/719810970181332992 https://twitter.com/marcuschown/status/719593084938559492 https://twitter.com/DavidChameron/status/719636898277404674 https://twitter.com/NickyAllt/status/719784360132653056 https://twitter.com/charlesfrith/status/719549006653886464 https://twitter.com/jameswren1975/status/719552229255069696 https://twitter.com/CelticF1rst/status/719796184492204032 If you catch the news before it goes viral, lets us know at Hello@JOE.co.uk!

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