[Omah]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...st_read_module

Publican Stephen Hollings yesterday recounted details of Nancy Cameron’s unfortunate adventure as Downing Street gave a full version of 'The Day The Prime Minister and His Wife Accidentally Left Their Daughter Behind In A Pub'.

Eldest child Nancy became separated from her parents after visiting the toilets as the family prepared to leave the village gastropub close to the Prime Minister’s country retreat, Chequers.

Mr and Mrs Cameron, who were travelling in separate cars, each believed Nancy was with the other and were 'distraught' to discover she was missing when they reached Chequers.

Mrs Cameron, 41, who also has children Arthur, six, and Florence, 22 months, swiftly returned to the pub and was reunited with her daughter within 15 minutes.

Yesterday, as the Camerons faced criticism over the blunder, Mr Hollings described the PM as 'a great father and genuine family man'.

Mr Hollings, the former husband of Carry On actress Barbara Windsor, said the family were regular visitors to his pub, The Plough at Cadsden, a Buckinghamshire hamlet a few miles from Chequers, and described the couple and their children as 'charming'.

He said: 'The Camerons had been sitting outside with two other family groups who seemed to be personal friends. Mr Cameron just had a pint of bitter and then they all left.

An insider at the pub added: 'I know there were a lot of children there that day but I still don’t quite understand how they lost their daughter in such a small pub and then drove off without her. You would have thought the security officers would do a head count.'

In a new biography, friends of Mr Cameron last month told how he enjoyed drinking 'three or four glasses of wine' over lunch at the weekend, while one source told the authors: 'If there was an Olympic gold medal for "chillaxing", the Prime Minister would win it.'

Mr Hollings yesterday denied any suggestion that Mr Cameron had more than a single drink.

So, Barbara Windsor used to be the landlady .....

[Livia]

Originally Posted by Shaun

When it's in Little Miss Sunshine it's a funny little moment, but when it's the Prime Minister it's "LET'S THROW FIFTY DIFFERENT ALLEGATIONS AT HIM, THE INCONSIDERATE MONSTER". Really, get a hobby.

Love you, Shaun.

[Omah]

That’s one of the few questions Downing Street won’t answer today about an incident involving Nancy Cameron at the Plough Inn near Chequers earlier this year.

Otherwise, No 10 has been remarkably forthcoming about this, issuing a full statement after The Sun’s Emily Ashton broke the story last night.

No 10 said: "The Prime Minister and Samantha were distraught when they realised Nancy wasn't with them. Thankfully when they phoned the pub she was there safe and well. The Prime Minister went down straight away to get her."

Well, who did collect her - the PM (driving after after drinking) or Mrs PM ?

Originally Posted by Omah

Well, who did collect her - the PM (driving after after drinking) or Mrs PM ?

I'm no Cameron or Tory fan, but he would have been driven around by his detail.

There are many reasons to think Cameron is a ****, but this isn't really one of them.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

I'm no Cameron or Tory fan, but he would have been driven around by his detail.

"Would" - maybe, "should" - defintely, "did" - we don't know .....

We're not even sure who did the collecting, Mr or Mrs .....

[Livia]

It is possible to go for Sunday lunch at a pub and not drink alcohol.

Originally Posted by Omah

"Would" - maybe, "should" - defintely, "did" - we don't know .....

We're not even sure who did the collecting, Mr or Mrs .....

Please don't mke me defend Cameron again. It really doesn't sit right with me.

The same questions you have aimed at my explanation of his detail driving him around, can be easily thrown at your quote above. It's not fair to question someones parenting without all the details.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Livia

It is possible to go for Sunday lunch at a pub and not drink alcohol.

The PM and his family didn't go to the Plough for lunch - they walked there for pre-lunch drinks and then drove/were driven back to Checquers for lunch.

Mr Hollings, the former husband of Carry On actress Barbara Windsor, said the family were regular visitors to his pub, The Plough at Cadsden, a Buckinghamshire hamlet a few miles from Chequers.

He said: 'The Camerons had been sitting outside with two other family groups who seemed to be personal friends. Mr Cameron just had a pint of bitter and then they all left.

He denied any suggestion that Mr Cameron had more than a single drink.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Omah

The PM and his family didn't go to the Plough for lunch - they walked there for pre-lunch drinks and then drove/were driven back to Checquers for lunch.

Why don't you give him a tinkle to put your mind at rest.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Jesus.H.Christ

The same questions you have aimed at my explanation of his detail driving him around, can be easily thrown at your quote above.

No, they can't .....

[Omah]

Originally Posted by kazanne

Why don't you give him a tinkle to put your mind at rest.

What's a "tinkle" ?

[Livia]

One pint of bitter would leave you under the limit.

It's funny how people are demanding answers, but are only willing to quote and listen to the bits that suit them.

[Omah]

Originally Posted by Livia

One pint of bitter would leave you under the limit.

Only just (depending on the strength) and not for much longer :

Drivers could be prosecuted after drinking less than a pint of beer or a glass of wine under a shake-up of drink-drive laws.

Transport Secretary Lord Adonis expects an official review of the law to recommend cutting the legal limit from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg, as on much of the Continent.

The Government believes this would prevent up to 65 deaths and 230 serious injuries a year. Lord Adonis said there was 'a strong case' for a lower limit.

The 80mg limit means a man of average build could drink up to two pints of normal-strength beer or three small glasses of wine and drive while still remaining within the law.

But experts warn that much depends on the size, sex, and metabolism of the driver, and whether they have eaten.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz1xbJkAaub

Originally Posted by Livia

It's funny how people are demanding answers, but are only willing to quote and listen to the bits that suit them.

Well, from your irrelevant comment, it appears you didn't even bother to read the linked articles, otherwise you'd have known that the party didn't eat but only drank.

[MTVN]

I see Omah suffering many sleepless nights over the trivial details of this story

[Omah]

Originally Posted by MTVN

I see Omah suffering many sleepless nights over the trivial details of this story

Really ?