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| When the allegations of the incident were mentioned by a caller on ], ]'s television chat show that discusses daily matters with regular people, the caller was cut off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/21/matthew-wright-david-cameron-pig-gate-allegations-shuts-down-caller_n_8169320.html|title=Matthew Wright Brutally Shuts Down Caller Mentioning David Cameron #PigGate Allegations|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> | When the allegations of the incident were mentioned by a caller on ], ]'s television chat show that discusses daily matters with regular people, the caller was cut off.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/21/matthew-wright-david-cameron-pig-gate-allegations-shuts-down-caller_n_8169320.html|title=Matthew Wright Brutally Shuts Down Caller Mentioning David Cameron #PigGate Allegations|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
| After the allegations surfaced, social media users quickly made connections to the ] TV series ] which features an episode wherein the fictional prime minister of the United Kingdom has sex with a pig. Charlie Brooker quickly denounced any connection or prior knowledge of the allegations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/21/piggate-hameron-twitter-react-david-cameron-pig-head-claims|title=From #piggate to #Hameron: how Twitter reacted to David Cameron claims|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/david-cameron-pig-allegations-black-mirror-episode-in-which-prime-minister-must-have-sex-with-a-pig-sees-sudden-spike-in-interestfinds-new-resonance-10510640.html|title=David Cameron pig allegations: Black Mirror episode in which a prime minister has sex with pig sees sudden spike in interest|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> ]'s official Twitter account |
After the allegations surfaced, social media users quickly made connections to the ] TV series ] which features an episode wherein the fictional prime minister of the United Kingdom has sex with a pig. Charlie Brooker quickly denounced any connection or prior knowledge of the allegations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/sep/21/piggate-hameron-twitter-react-david-cameron-pig-head-claims|title=From #piggate to #Hameron: how Twitter reacted to David Cameron claims|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/david-cameron-pig-allegations-black-mirror-episode-in-which-prime-minister-must-have-sex-with-a-pig-sees-sudden-spike-in-interestfinds-new-resonance-10510640.html|title=David Cameron pig allegations: Black Mirror episode in which a prime minister has sex with pig sees sudden spike in interest|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> ]'s official Twitter account advertised its airing of Black Mirror with a comment saying "A strangely prescient tale" and using the ] #piggate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/SKYNZ/status/645807823402569728|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921174909/https://twitter.com/SKYNZ/status/645807823402569728|accessdate=21 September 2015|archivedate=21 September 2015|title=SKY New Zealand}}</ref> | ||
| After being asked about the allegations, the prime minister's spokesperson refused to comment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/downing-street-stays-silent-over-claims-david-cameron-put-genitals-in-a-dead-pigs-mouth-while-at-oxford-university-10510500.html|title=Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford University|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/david-cameron-pig-sex-allegations-piggate/|title=Piggate explained—or, why everyone is talking about David Cameron and a dead pig|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> | After being asked about the allegations, the prime minister's spokesperson refused to comment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/downing-street-stays-silent-over-claims-david-cameron-put-genitals-in-a-dead-pigs-mouth-while-at-oxford-university-10510500.html|title=Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford University|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailydot.com/politics/david-cameron-pig-sex-allegations-piggate/|title=Piggate explained—or, why everyone is talking about David Cameron and a dead pig|accessdate=21 September 2015}}</ref> | ||
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The "Piggate" scandal (also known as Swine/11 or Bae of Pigs) in the United Kingdom concerns the allegations made by Lord Ashcroft in his book about UK's prime minister David Cameron.
In mid-to-late September of 2015, prior to the release of Lord Ashcroft's book, it sprung up that the book contains details on David Cameron's alleged use of drugs during his university days, as well as information that there is photographic evidence of an incident in which David Cameron, as part of an initiation ceremony to the Piers Gaveston Society, put a private part of his anatomy into a dead pig's mouth.
Reactions
When the allegations of the incident were mentioned by a caller on The Wright Stuff, Matthew Wright's television chat show that discusses daily matters with regular people, the caller was cut off.
After the allegations surfaced, social media users quickly made connections to the Charlie Brooker TV series Black Mirror which features an episode wherein the fictional prime minister of the United Kingdom has sex with a pig. Charlie Brooker quickly denounced any connection or prior knowledge of the allegations. Sky New Zealand's official Twitter account advertised its airing of Black Mirror with a comment saying "A strangely prescient tale" and using the hashtag #piggate.
After being asked about the allegations, the prime minister's spokesperson refused to comment.
References
- "Cameron biography: Ashcroft makes new debauchery claims about student days". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "David Cameron claims: Five things you need to know". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "David Cameron 'piggate' allegations: PM 'will not dignify' claims he put genitals in pig's mouth". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "#Piggate- Conservative association cancels planned pig racing night". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Here's how politicians reacted to David Cameron's #piggate". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Twitter lampoons David Cameron over #piggate claim". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Matthew Wright Brutally Shuts Down Caller Mentioning David Cameron #PigGate Allegations". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "From #piggate to #Hameron: how Twitter reacted to David Cameron claims". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "David Cameron pig allegations: Black Mirror episode in which a prime minister has sex with pig sees sudden spike in interest". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "SKY New Zealand". Archived from the original on 21 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford University". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- "Piggate explained—or, why everyone is talking about David Cameron and a dead pig". Retrieved 21 September 2015.