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[[Image:674uyyhju.jpg|right|175px]]
'''David Cameron''', born 9 October 1966, is the current leader of the British [[Conservative Party]]. According to the opinion polls, he is likely to be the next British [[Prime Minister]] after the next general election, which will be held on May 6th, 2010.
'''David Cameron''', born 9 October 1966, is the current leader of the British [[Conservative Party]]. According to the opinion polls, he is likely to be the next British [[Prime Minister]] after the next general election, which will be held on May 6th, 2010. One of the most liberal leaders of the Conservative leaders of the Conservative Party for many years, he has pursued [[Homosexual rights advocacy|pro-gay]] policies, [[Politics of global warming|supported the myth that there is man-made global warming]], and has strongly supported Britain's failing [[socialist]] [[health care]] system, the [[National Health Service|NHS]].
==Personal==
==Personal==
His reluctance to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to class-based attacks on his education and ancestry from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs.
His reluctance to discuss his past, citing the right to a private life before politics<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/4340328.stm</ref> has led to class-based attacks on his education and ancestry from a small proportion of media sources and opposition MPs.
He has been married to Samantha since 1996, who is of direct noble bloodline, the daughter of 8th Baronet Sheffield, and descendent of Charles II. They have two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Ivan Cameron, died on February 25, 2009.<ref>[[BBC News]] - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909562.stm Cameron's 'beautiful boy' dies]</ref>
He has been married to Samantha since 1996, who is of direct noble bloodline, the daughter of 8th Baronet Sheffield, and descendent of Charles II. They have two sons and a daughter. Their eldest son, Ivan Cameron, died on February 25, 2009.<ref>[[BBC News]] - [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7909562.stm Cameron's 'beautiful boy' dies]</ref> This led Cameron to admit that he had questioned his [[faith]] in God, and that he did not see his Christian beliefs to influence his politics.<ref> [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-471083/The-birth-disabled-son-tested-faith-Cameron.html The birth of disabled son tested my faith], The Daily Mail, July 26, 2007</ref>
==Political career==
==Political career==
On August 16, 2008, Cameron followed President [[George Bush]] in criticising [[Russia]]'s invasion of [[Georgia]] during a visit to the war-torn region.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl825geip9c65_-FTHTC_3wzMy0Q Cameron in Georgia slams 'invading' Russia]</ref>
On August 16, 2008, Cameron followed President [[George Bush]] in criticising [[Russia]]'s invasion of [[Georgia]] during a visit to the war-torn region.<ref>[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jl825geip9c65_-FTHTC_3wzMy0Q Cameron in Georgia slams 'invading' Russia]</ref>
===Pro-gay stance===
Cameron has made a series of stances advocating [[gay rights]], and is the first Conservative leader to have attended [[Gay pride]] events. Traditionally the Conservative Party in the UK has tried to maintain traditional values, and in 1988 the Thatcher government passed a piece of legislation ("Section 28") that banned taxpayer's money being spent on the "promotion of homosexuality" in schools. This act was repealed by the later socialist Labour administration, but instead of campaigning for its reinstatement, Cameron has apologized to homosexuals for his previous support of Section 28, and asked them to "forgive" him. While speaking at a gay pride parade, he claimed that one of his "proudest" moments since becoming the leader of the Conservatives, is telling the 2006 party conference that conservatives had a duty to support a "commitment to marriage" among men and women, between a "man and a man, and a woman and a woman".<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/david-cameron/5710650/David-Cameron-says-sorry-over-Section-28-gay-law.html David Cameron says sorry over Section 28 gay law], The Daily Telegraph, July 1, 2009</ref> It has since been confirmed that Cameron has plans to introduce [[same-sex marriage]] if he comes into power.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/religion/7673224/Gay-couples-could-be-allowed-to-marry-under-Tory-election-plans.html Gay couples could be allowed to marry under Tory election plans], The Daily Telegraph, May 4, 2010</ref> After a Conservative parliamentary candidate, Philip Lardner, wrote on his blog that "homosexual behaviour is not normal behaviour", Cameron ensured that Lardner was was quickly dismissed from the party. The party announced that Lardner's biblically correct views were "deeply offensive" and "have no place in the modern Conservative Party". In response, Lardner claimed that Cameron's response was "knee-jerk" and showed that Cameron was "frighteningly weak".<ref>[http://news.scotsman.com/politics/General-Election-2010-Sacked-Tory.6269666.jp Sacked Tory candidate says Cameron is not fit to be PM], The Scotsman, May 4, 2010</ref>
==References==
==References==