British Prime Minister David Cameron, was caught on camera telling the Queen on Tuesday that leaders of some “fantastically corrupt” countries, including Nigeria and Afghanistan, were due to attend his anti-corruption summit.
The Prime Minister will host an international anti-corruption summit on Thursday aimed at stepping up global action to combat corruption in all walks of life.
In a video feed made available to ITV News, Cameron was shown talking with the Queen about the summit.
Cameron approached the Queen and said: “We had a very successful cabinet meeting this morning, talking about our anti-corruption summit.
We have got the Nigerians – actually we have got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt countries coming to Britain.”
He then added: “Nigeria and Afghanistan – possibly two of the most corrupt countries in the world.”
The Queen did not respond to Cameron’s comment but the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said: “But this particular president is actually not corrupt,” referring to Nigerian president Muhammadu Buhari.
President Buhari and Afghan President Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who are both planning to attend the summit, have acknowledged corruption in their countries and have pledged to clean it up.
Only North Korea and Somalia, jointly ranked 167th, are perceived to be more corrupt. Nigeria is 136th in the index.
It was not clear whether Mr Cameron realised he was being filmed at the Buckingham Palace event.
David Cameron calls Nigeria and Afghanistan "fantastically" co…
David Cameron is caught on camera telling the Queen that Nigeria and Afghanistan are "fantastically" corrupt.
Posted by Channel 4 News on Tuesday, May 10, 2016
