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11/04/2016 PM defends tax affairs in Commons

After a week under fire, David Cameron mounted a passionate defence of his tax affairs in the Commons. Labour said his statement was "a masterclass in the art of distraction".

The Prime Minister has faced MPs in the Commons for the first time since the row broke out about his tax affairs. Mr Cameron defended his late father's offshore investment fund, saying his memory had been traduced for something which was "entirely standard practice." But Labour described the Prime Minister's statement as a "masterclass in the art of distraction".

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