David Cameron Fires His Mother – Mary Cameron

 David Cameron’s mother has lost her job after her Conservative council opted to close the children’s centre where she worked.

Mary Cameron said she is ‘very sad’ following the closure of children’s centres in Oxfordshire, including some in the Prime Minister’s own Witney constituency.

She had previously added her name to a petition protesting against the plans.

However, it proved to have little effect as West Berkshire Council opted to shut the Chieveley and Area Children’s Centre nonetheless.

Mrs Cameron told The Mirror: ‘I am very sad that it is being closed down but if there’s not enough money to pay for it things have to go.

‘I enjoy it very much and have been going there for a year and drive families around occasionally.

‘I don’t really know what can be done really as I’ve just heard about it. If it closes down then I shan’t be volunteering because there will be no one to volunteer for.

‘If it keeps going at all I will obviously go on helping if I can.’

Asked if she has spoken to Mr Cameron about the closures, she replied: ‘No, because I don’t interfere.’

A council spokesman said: ‘We will stop using four children’s centres, but our services will still be available in community locations.

‘This means services will be available in local communities and some families will have less distance to travel.

‘However, for others the services may be at a different location, which may be less convenient for them.’

Following George Osborne’s spending review in November, councils in England are facing the loss of 24 per cent of their core funding from central government by 2020, after inflation is taken into account, on top of a 40 per cent cut between 2010 and 2015.

Many are responding by slashing services such as children’s centres.

Mr Cameron announced last year that this will be his final term in No 10 and he will not be premier after the next general election in 2020.

But speaking on BBC Oxford, he confirmed that he would be standing again as MP for Witney.

‘That is very much my intention,’ he said.

‘I love being MP for Witney and am very keen to continue. I draw huge strength from being a Member of Parliament in Oxfordshire.’

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