David Cameron has had his fair share of gaffes in politics. We take a look at the 10 biggest
The ex-PM led Britain into Brexit and left his daughter in the pub
DAVID Cameron's resignation as the MP for Witney has brought his 15 year career in the House of Commons to an end.
He started off on the backbenches before becoming the Shadow Education Secretary then the Leader of the Opposition before becoming the PM and then back to the backbenches.
1. Calling the EU referendum
David Cameron called the referendum in the hope he could win a decisive majority for Remain to prove once and for all that Brits wanted to stay in the European Union.
Instead Brits voted for Brexit and he stood down as Prime Minister admitting “this ship needs a new captain”.
And today he decided to quit politics altogether, announcing his resignation as Witney MP.
All this would not have happened if he had not given Brits a say.
2. Left his daughter in the pub
After enjoying a family Sunday lunch in The Plough he managed to leave his daughter in the pub.
The Camerons only realised Nancy, who was eight at the time, was still in the boozer in Calsden when they returned home.
Speaking after the incident, in June 2012, a Downing Street spokesman 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."
In August of that year Samantha Cameron admitted it was her fault Nancy was left behind.
3. Got his football team wrong
During an election campaign speech last April he seemed to forget he supported Aston Villa.
He said: “You can support Man Utd, the Windies and Team GB all at the same time.
“Of course I'd rather you supported West Ham.”
As soon as he said it he realised his mistake and was then mocked on Twitter for days afterwards.
And Gary Lineker brought the gaffe back up today:
4. Hug a Hoodie
In the early days of his time as Tory leader David Cameron launched what became known as his “Hug a Hoodie” policy and called for more understanding about why young people commit crime.
It didn’t go to plan though as he was photo-bombed by a hoodie wearing teen on a Manchester housing estate who ran up behind him and made a gun gesture with his hand before pretending to shoot him.
5. "Too many tweets make a twat"
In an interview on Absolute Radio in 2009 he showed he was not in touch with social media when asked for his thoughts on Twitter.
He said: “The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it – too many twits might make a twat."
Three years later he joined Twitter and has 1.61million followers.
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6. The Queen "purred down the line"
David Cameron outed the Queen as a “No” supporter following the Scottish independence referendum.
He was caught on camera telling the then Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg that she “purred” down the line when told about the referendum result.
After his comments he had to eat a lot of humble pie and apologised to her twice.
7. The price of a slice
He was accused of being out of touch with not knowing how much it costs to buy a loaf of sliced white bread in a supermarket.
Defending his ignorance in an LBC radio interview with Nick Ferrari he made it worse by saying he preferred to bake his own.
After saying he thought a value loaf cost “well north” of a pound he added: “I don't buy the value sliced loaf, I've got a breadmaker at home which I delight in using and it turns out in all sorts of different ways," he said. "But you can buy a loaf in the supermarket for well north of a pound."
8. His flood response
Last winter David Cameron was heckled by victims of flooding in the north who accused him of failing to take proper action to stop it from happening.
To try and help the communities out he launched a campaign to promote holidays in the north of England.
Instead of following his own advice though he was spotted in Lanzarote in March.
Despite the Commons still sitting before the Easter break and the Brussels terror crisis, he departed Downing Street for a crack of dawn Easyjet flight to the Spanish island.
9. No Third Term
David Cameron was accused of arrogance by Labour when he said he would not serve a third term as Prime Minister if the Tories remained in Government.
His comments, which came two months before last year’s general election, were labelled as presumptuous by the Lib Dems and effectively kickstarted a lengthy Tory leadership contest.
During his interview with the BBC he said: “Terms are like Shredded Wheat – two are wonderful but three might be just too many.”
As things turned out he only made it into the second year of his second term.
10. #Piggate
David Cameron will be remembered for more than just Brexit – including #piggate, which topped Ed Miliband’s bacon-sandwich gaffe as Britain’s biggest pork-related political scandal.
The allegation was that during his time at Oxford University he took part in an initiation ceremony where he put his “private part” in a dead pig’s mouth.
Ex-Tory peer Lord Ashcroft made the claims in his unauthorised biography Call Me Dave.
Cameron has always denied the story and back last September he said he was “too busy running the country” to sue the Tory donor.
Now he’s got a lot more time on his hands.