Cameron defends calling opposition leaders 'muppets'

British Prime Minister David Cameron has defended his use of the word “muppets” to describe Labour leader Ed Miliband and shadow chancellor Ed Balls during debate in the House of Commons.

Mr Cameron used the word during a furious exchange at Prime Minister’s Questions over the part-privatisation of the Royal Mail, during which Mr Miliband branded him “the dunce of Downing Street” and accused him of selling off the company at “mates’ rates” to his friends in the City.