QUIRKY WORLD ... Political rivals united by fear of ‘horrible creatures’

ENGLAND: Tory prime minister David Cameron and Labour shadow chancellor Ed Balls have finally found some common ground — they are both scared of rats.

Cameron confessed his fear of the “horrible” creatures in an interview with Heat magazine.

Asked whether he had any phobias, Cameron replied: “I’m not very keen on rats. We had one in our kitchen once, it came in through the cat flap. It was horrible, and I kind of found it in the middle of the night.”