David Cameron’s aides provided him with a cheat sheet with the price of a pint of milk so he didn’t get caught out on TV
Average prices were used so it did not always go right for the then Prime Minister
DAVID Cameron appeared to be a man of the people knowing the cost of everyday items thanks to a regularly updated cheat sheet – but it didn’t always work.
The document, prepared by aides, seems to have been designed so the then Prime Minister could answer awkward questions from the media about the cost of living.
It included the price of a loaf of bread, a pint of milk, instant coffee, a litre of unleaded petrol and diesel, as well as a 20 king size cigarettes and the cost of a single Tube journey in central London.
Back then he said: “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.
It also included the disability living allowance, housing benefit and working tax credits, as well as GDP growth, the rate of unemployment and average earnings.
The sheet was mainly for internal affairs and the then Prime Minister did not have a crib sheet keeping him up to date with the names of foreign leaders.
She accused the presenter Dermot Murnaghan of sexism after he asked her to name the French foreign minister and the leader of South Korea.