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| Parents should introduce their children to alcohol at home to avoid it causing trouble when they're older, according to Conservative leader David Cameron. | Parents should introduce their children to alcohol at home to avoid it causing trouble when they're older, according to Conservative leader David Cameron. |
| He made the comments to a group of Radio 1 and 1Xtra listeners while on holiday in Newquay, Cornwall. | He made the comments to a group of Radio 1 and 1Xtra listeners while on holiday in Newquay, Cornwall. |
| The Tory leader said his friends with the problems were the ones who weren't allowed to drink anything at home. | The Tory leader said his friends with the problems were the ones who weren't allowed to drink anything at home. |
| He said his mates who were allowed drinks at meal time were now the most responsible. | He said his mates who were allowed drinks at meal time were now the most responsible. |
| Mr Cameron said children should be introduced to the idea "that drinking is something you can do socially, and something you can do with a meal, and something that is part of life". | Mr Cameron said children should be introduced to the idea "that drinking is something you can do socially, and something you can do with a meal, and something that is part of life". |
| He said: "Some of the friends I had, the ones who had the biggest problems, were the ones who actually were never allowed to drink anything at home. | He said: "Some of the friends I had, the ones who had the biggest problems, were the ones who actually were never allowed to drink anything at home. |
| I've still got a lot of work to do to convince people that I'm the right person David Cameron "The ones who drink responsibly were the ones who were given a glass of wine or a small glass of beer or a shandy or something. That's the right way to do it in the home." | I've still got a lot of work to do to convince people that I'm the right person David Cameron "The ones who drink responsibly were the ones who were given a glass of wine or a small glass of beer or a shandy or something. That's the right way to do it in the home." |
| Mr Cameron was responding to a question from 14-year-old Laura Barritt from Bangor, north Wales. | Mr Cameron was responding to a question from 14-year-old Laura Barritt from Bangor, north Wales. |
| She claimed underage drinking was widespread and asked whether the Conservatives would think about creating public areas for teenagers to drink in. | She claimed underage drinking was widespread and asked whether the Conservatives would think about creating public areas for teenagers to drink in. |
| He replied: "When you're a teenager and you go to parties normally there are adults there, so that is fine. | He replied: "When you're a teenager and you go to parties normally there are adults there, so that is fine. |
| "I think the idea of saying that we need to create some kind of public space where that happens, I think that's quite different." | "I think the idea of saying that we need to create some kind of public space where that happens, I think that's quite different." |
| Asked what age he had first got drunk, Mr Cameron said: "I can't remember but yes, when I was a teenager, I did do some things I shouldn't have done - we all do." | Asked what age he had first got drunk, Mr Cameron said: "I can't remember but yes, when I was a teenager, I did do some things I shouldn't have done - we all do." |
| Have your say: Should children drink at home? | Have your say: Should children drink at home? |
| In an interview for Newsbeat and BBC Two's Newsnight, the Tory leader also defended his choice of wearing floral shorts while playing Frisbee on the beach in Cornwall. | In an interview for Newsbeat and BBC Two's Newsnight, the Tory leader also defended his choice of wearing floral shorts while playing Frisbee on the beach in Cornwall. |
| He said: "I think my wife bought them, I think they're quite nice. | |
| "They're Boden, that catalogue company. She said you need some shorts and she takes the major decisions, of course. | "They're Boden, that catalogue company. She said you need some shorts and she takes the major decisions, of course. |
| "They're all right aren't they? What, a bit flowery? I've had them for years." | "They're all right aren't they? What, a bit flowery? I've had them for years." |
| David Cameron and wife Samantha are on a week's breakMr Cameron said he was on the beach when he noticed the photographer taking a picture of him wearing them. | |
| "I realised something was up - but luckily I caught the Frisbee so it wasn't too bad," he said. | "I realised something was up - but luckily I caught the Frisbee so it wasn't too bad," he said. |
| Asked by another listener whether he was smug about Gordon Brown's recent battering in the polls, Mr Cameron said: "I hope I'm not smug because I've said I don't want us to win just because Labour are failing, I want us to win because we deserve to. | Asked by another listener whether he was smug about Gordon Brown's recent battering in the polls, Mr Cameron said: "I hope I'm not smug because I've said I don't want us to win just because Labour are failing, I want us to win because we deserve to. |
| "And I don't think we would deserve to win unless we can convince people... that we've got better ideas." | "And I don't think we would deserve to win unless we can convince people... that we've got better ideas." |
| He added: "I think Gordon Brown has probably helped me by making bad decisions and that's good for me but I want people to think when they go to the polls, 'Right, David Cameron, I know what he thinks about schools, about welfare, about the NHS...' | He added: "I think Gordon Brown has probably helped me by making bad decisions and that's good for me but I want people to think when they go to the polls, 'Right, David Cameron, I know what he thinks about schools, about welfare, about the NHS...' |
| "I've still got a lot of work to do to convince people that I'm the right person." | "I've still got a lot of work to do to convince people that I'm the right person." |