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David Cameron finds himself out of the club

As David Cameron gets use to life on the backbenches, he is making the most of his reduced workload by enjoying a lavish break with his wife Samantha to Corsica. However, when he returns to the bubble he will need to get used to a life without some of the luxuries previously awarded to him as Prime Minister.

As well as having to now sort his own transport, Cameron had best not plan to hit the golf course anytime soon. The latest register of interests shows that Cameron has had his membership to the Ellesborough Golf Club — which began in 2011 — revoked. The golf club — which lies near Chequers — traditionally waives the annual £1,165 membership to offer current Prime Ministers free membership. Now that Cameron is just the MP for Witney it seems his allure has faded for the Buckinghamshire club.

Given that Cameron could do with all the practise he can get — after losing to Barack Obama in a recent round of golf — Mr S wouldn’t be surprised if he returned to the course regardless.

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