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| David Cameron 'tried to get Daily Mail editor sacked' over Brexit | David Cameron 'tried to get Daily Mail editor sacked' over Brexit |
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| David Cameron has been accused of trying to get the editor of the Daily Mail sacked over the paper's strident backing for Brexit. | David Cameron has been accused of trying to get the editor of the Daily Mail sacked over the paper's strident backing for Brexit. |
| According to BBC Newsnight, the former Prime Minister lobbied to have Paul Dacre removed during a meeting with the paper's proprietor, Lord Rothermere. | According to BBC Newsnight, the former Prime Minister lobbied to have Paul Dacre removed during a meeting with the paper's proprietor, Lord Rothermere. |
| It is thought Mr Cameron had grown increasingly frustrated with the Mail's vehement anti-EU stance and urged Lord Rothermere to temper the tone of his paper. | It is thought Mr Cameron had grown increasingly frustrated with the Mail's vehement anti-EU stance and urged Lord Rothermere to temper the tone of his paper. |
| Mr Cameron is also reported to have met with Mr Dacre on 2 February over his "new settlement" with the EU - the deal Mr Cameron struck with the other 27 EU states in an attempt to change Britain's future in Europe – and asked him to "cut him some slack". | |
| Instead, the Mail savaged the PM over the deal, describing it as Mr Cameron's "Great Delusion". | Instead, the Mail savaged the PM over the deal, describing it as Mr Cameron's "Great Delusion". |