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PM backs Grant Shapps amid Wikipedia row

David Cameron has come to the defence of Grant Shapps after the Conservative chairman was accused of anonymously editing his own entry and those of other Tory politicians on internet encyclopedia Wikipedia.

The Prime Minister was asked about Mr Shapps and insisted he was doing a "great job".

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Clegg mocks Grant Shapps over Wikipedia allegations

Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg mocked Grant Shapps, who used the pseudonym Michael Green for his internet business.

At a press conference in central London, Mr Clegg said Mr Shapps has "fervently denied" involvement in editing his Wikipedia page.

He continued: "I'm prepared to believe it. It just could have been someone else - Michael Green, for instance. Boom, boom."

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