David Cameron hits back at Ashcroft, calls him “little prick” over #piggate controversy

UK Prime Minister David Cameron has finally broken his silence over the #Piggate controversy, jokingly calling the former Conservative party treasurer Lord Ashcroft a “little prick”. Ashcroft responded to Mr Cameron, by tweeting: "Good to see PM retains his sense of humour.”

Ashcroft co-authored Mr Cameron’s biography “Call me Dave” with journalist Isabel Oakeshott, where he accused prime minister of debauchery in his younger days. Ashcroft made damaging claims about Mr Cameron, including apparent sexual activities with a dead pig.

“[Cameron] also got involved in the notorious Oxford dining society, the Piers Gaveston, which specialises in bizarre rituals and sexual excess,” Ashcroft wrote in the book.

“A distinguished Oxford contemporary claims Cameron once took part in an outrageous initiation ceremony involving a dead pig. His extraordinary suggestion is that the future PM inserted a private part of his anatomy into the animal’s mouth.”

The pair, who used to be good friends in college, fell out after Mr Cameron allegedly failed to keep the promise to give Ashcroft a top position in the government after he became Prime Minister in 2010. Mr Cameron has dismissed the allegations, calling them “utter nonsense”.

Other revelations from the book also include senior members of the Tory party and the U.S. accusing Mr Cameron of lacking the skills and competence needed regarding matters related to Libya and Syria. It claims that former head of the armed forces, Lord Richards, had criticised Mr Cameron’s role on defence and thought that his approach in Syria was too simplistic in nature.

According to Independent UK, the book also reveals that Mr Cameron smoked cannabis with friends who nicknamed themselves the Flam Club while studying at Oxford, and later allowed cocaine at his home in London. It also talks about Mr Cameron being an avid supporter of hunting, having taken steps to save a constituent from being prosecuted under the Hunting Act.

He has been also accused of sacking his close friend and political ally George Osborne.

To what extent these claims are true remains unclear as Ashcroft has failed to come up with proper evidence to support his statements.

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