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David Cameron calls Nigeria and Afghanistan 'fantastically corrupt' | David Cameron calls Nigeria and Afghanistan 'fantastically corrupt' |
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David Cameron has described Nigeria and Afghanistan as "fantastically corrupt" in a conversation with the Queen. | David Cameron has described Nigeria and Afghanistan as "fantastically corrupt" in a conversation with the Queen. |
The PM was talking about the forthcoming anti-corruption summit when he made the comments. | The PM was talking about the forthcoming anti-corruption summit when he made the comments. |
It was not clear whether he knew the comments were being recorded. | It was not clear whether he knew the comments were being recorded. |
"We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world," Mr Cameron said. | "We've got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain... Nigeria and Afghanistan, possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world," Mr Cameron said. |
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: "But this particular president is not corrupt... he's trying very hard," before Speaker John Bercow said: "They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?" | Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby intervened to say: "But this particular president is not corrupt... he's trying very hard," before Speaker John Bercow said: "They are coming at their own expense, one assumes?" |
The government will host world and business leaders at the summit on Thursday in London, aiming to "galvanise a global response to tackle corruption". | The government will host world and business leaders at the summit on Thursday in London, aiming to "galvanise a global response to tackle corruption". |
Afghanistan was ranked behind just Somalia and North Korea in Transparency International's 2015 corruption perception index. |