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'Swivel-Eyed Loon' And A Collection Of Memorable Political Insults

When Politicians Are Rude
Tom Moseley
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David Cameron is under pressure after a member of his top team allegedly branded Tory supporters 'swivel-eyed loons'.

The phrase, which Tory co-chair Lord Feldman denies uttering, trended on Twitter and opened up a new row in the Conservative Party.

But how does it stack up against this lot?

Political Insults
Tory MP Simon Burns on John Bercow(01 of11)
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"Stupid, sanctimonious dwarf" (credit:PA)
David Cameron on Ukip(02 of11)
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"fruitcakes, loonies and closet racists, mostly" (credit:PA)
Winston Churchill on Clement Attlee(03 of11)
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"A sheep in sheep's clothing." (credit:PA)
Vince Cable on Gordon Brown(04 of11)
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"The House has noticed the prime minister's remarkable transformation in the last few weeks from Stalin to Mr Bean" (credit:PA)
Gordon Brown on Labour-voting Gillian Duffy(05 of11)
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"A bigoted woman" (credit:PA)
Barack Obama on Donald Trump(06 of11)
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"He can finally get back to focusing on the issues that matter, like ‘Did we fake the moon landing?’ ‘What really happened in Roswell?’ And, ‘Where are Biggie and Tupac?’” (credit:AP)
Denis Healey on Geoffrey Howe(07 of11)
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"like being savaged by a dead sheep" (credit:PA)
David Cameron on Mitt Romney(08 of11)
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"Of course it's easier if you hold an Olympic Games in the middle of nowhere." (credit:PA)
Tony Blair on the Welsh(09 of11)
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"Fucking Welsh" (credit:PA)
Nigel Farage on EU President Herman Van Rompuy(10 of11)
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"I don't want to be rude but, really, you have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk" (credit:PA)
Labour MP Tony Banks on Margaret Thatcher(11 of11)
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"the sensitivity of a sex-starved boa-constrictor" (credit:PA)
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