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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 conversation took place at Buckingham Palace at an event to mark the Queen's 90th birthday. | |
| BBC diplomatic correspondent James Landale described the PM's comments as a "truthful gaffe", because the two countries involved were widely perceived as having a corruption problem. | |
| Afghanistan was ranked at 167, ahead of only Somalia and North Korea, in Transparency International's 2015 corruption perception index. Nigeria was at 136. | |
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| Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari won elections last year promising to fight widespread corruption in Africa's largest oil producer. | |
| 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". |
| Speaking ahead of the summit, Mr Cameron said: "For too long there has been a taboo about tackling this issue head-on. | |
| "The summit will change that. Together we will push the fight against corruption to the top of the international agenda where it belongs." | |
| Last year Mr Cameron was recorded talking about Yorkshire people "hating each other" - and he was previously caught revealing how the Queen "purred" with pleasure when he told her the Scottish independence referendum result. |