David Cameron blunders over spoof Twitter
On his Twitter account Mr Cameron posted a message in support of Iain Duncan Smith’s welfare reforms but blundered by including the name of a spoof account for the Work and Pensions Secretary.
Suspicions about the @IDS_MP account should have been raised by examining a recent message posted by “Iain Duncan Smith” which said: “I’ve always supported a Mansion Tax. Your Tax buys my Mansion. Chin chin!”
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Hide AdA message from Mr Cameron’s account, run by the Prime Minister and a Conservative team, said: “We’re rolling out a cap on Benefits today - @IDS_MP and I are determined to make work pay, and help the UK compete on the #GlobalRace.”
Other clues to the true nature of the @IDS_MP account include the posts “a thrifty way to keep cool in this heat wave is to dab the ice from your Champagne bucket onto your forehead” and “I’m getting a silk handkerchief embroidered with gold braid saying ‘in it together’ with my pay rise”.
In response to the Prime Minister’s erroneous endorsement, @IDS_UK tweeted: “Chin chin Dave. Round mine for a Pimms later?”
Mr Cameron was a latecomer to Twitter, having previously said he was worried that ‘’too many tweets might make a twat’’.
The Prime Minister’s official spokesman made light of the mix-up, saying: “I think it’s hashtag one to take on the chin”.