Tory leader becomes theft victim

When his bike was stolen last week, David Cameron became just the latest victim in a crime spree that is sweeping Britain Jonathan Leake and Dipesh Gadher The man in the blue shirt and khaki shorts has a look of bemusement on his face. He looks round once or twice, scanning the street, then holds his hand to his mouth. The reality has hit him: his bike has been stolen. He collars passers-by outside a betting shop and asks if they have seen it. Then, his shoulders visibly drooping, he gets out his phone to call his wife. Soon a crowd gathers. The scene will be a familiar one to many cyclists in Britain, but in this case so was the victim. David Cameron, the Tory leader and perhaps Britain’s most famous advocate of two-wheeled transport, had had his bike pinched while he popped into his local Tesco supermarket in north... [read full story]