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<p><span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disclose">disclose</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="party">party</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="fundraiser">fundraiser</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="treasurer">treasurer</span> <span word="Peter">Peter</span> <span word="Cruddas">Cruddas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="filmed">filmed</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="dinners">dinners</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="cabinet">cabinet</span> <span word="colleagues">colleagues</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shape">shape</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>.</p><p><span word="Cameron">Cameron</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="handful">handful</span>" <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="donors">donors</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="Samantha">Samantha</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="residence">residence</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="resisting">resisting</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="disclosures">disclosures</span>.</p><p><span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Francis">Francis</span> <span word="Maude">Maude</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="revealing">revealing</span> <span word="ministerial">ministerial</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> "<span word="unreasonable">unreasonable</span>" <span word="to">to</span> <span word="detail">detail</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="conceded">conceded</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="donor">donor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="treasurer">treasurer</span> <span word="Michael">Michael</span> <span word="Spencer">Spencer</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="attended">attended</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="friend">friend</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="wife">wife</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="a">a</span> <span word="bit">bit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="nonsense">nonsense</span>".</p><p><span word="Cruddas">Cruddas</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="publication">publication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footage">footage</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>, <span word="although">although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comments">comments</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="bluster">bluster</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>.</p><p><span word="Cameron">Cameron</span> <span word="welcomed">welcomed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resignation">resignation</span>, <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Cruddas">Cruddas</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Tory">Tory</span> <span word="treasurer">treasurer</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="completely">completely</span> <span word="unacceptable">unacceptable</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="promising">promising</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="internal">internal</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="inquiry">inquiry</span>.</p>
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