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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.

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 being asked about the allegations, the prime minister's spokesperson refused to comment.

References

  1. "Cameron biography: Ashcroft makes new debauchery claims about student days". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  2. "David Cameron claims: Five things you need to know". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  3. "David Cameron 'piggate' allegations: PM 'will not dignify' claims he put genitals in pig's mouth". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  4. "#Piggate- Conservative association cancels planned pig racing night". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  5. "Here's how politicians reacted to David Cameron's #piggate". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  6. "Twitter lampoons David Cameron over #piggate claim". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  7. "Matthew Wright Brutally Shuts Down Caller Mentioning David Cameron #PigGate Allegations". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  8. "Downing Street stays silent over claims David Cameron put genitals in a dead pig's mouth while at Oxford University". Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. "Piggate explained—or, why everyone is talking about David Cameron and a dead pig". Retrieved 21 September 2015.