David Cameron claims to be ‘victim of spellcheck’ during hearing

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Former Prime Minister David Cameron was forced to answer questions from MPs in the Greensill hearing on Thursday afternoon. Conservative MP Harriet Baldwin confronted the Prime Minister on texts that indicated the former Prime Minister was asking about the Bank of England cutting rates. Ms Baldin argued that it appeared that Sir Tom was telling Mr Cameron a Bank of England was to take place before the rates were cut by the bank. 

Mr Cameron argued he had been a victim of spellcheck during this exchange.

Ms Baldwin said: “One of the texts you exchanged with Tom Scholar you said something like ‘you didn’t understand why the Bank of England would be cutting rates during a pandemic.’

“There is a bit cut out of the exchange but reading it in the way that we can see it, it sort of reads as though you were being told by Tom Scholar that there might be a Bank of England meeting ahead of the actual rate cut taking place.” 

Mr Cameron replied: “I’ve been rather baffled by this text message because obviously rate cuts are a very appropriate thing to do at a time of difficulty.

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“I think I’m a victim of spellcheck here, I think it was about VAT cut.”

Ms Baldwin hit back and argued they would not be telling Mr Cameron about a VAT cut. 

Mr Cameron replied: “I think I was responding to something that was in the news.

“I think I may have been a victim of my own rapid texting and failure to spellcheck. 

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“Going to back to the time, I think it was that.” 

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