Britain: David Cameron's 'best of British' gift to Barack Obama was made... in China

It was the gift that was supposed to showcase the best of British to Barack Obama.

But the Mirror revealed that the ping-pong table presented to the US President by David Cameron was actually made in China.  And to make matters worse, Samantha Cameron gave Michelle Obama a silk scarf that, despite ­show­casing British fashion, was in fact made in Italy.  The blue Victoriana scarf, which costs £289 in ­Harrods, was designed by ­Glaswegian Jonathan Saunders, but the label states “Made ­in ­Italy”.

The Prime Minister ­handed over the top-of-the-range £600 table amid great fanfare during his visit to ­Washington last week.

By contrast, the Obamas gave the Camerons one of the few products still made in the US,  a top-of-the-range barbecue which boasts that “every part is American-made”.  The Braten 1000 Series grill, worth £2,000, was handmade by ­Engelbrecht Grills and Cookers of Paxton, Illinois.

Note EU-Digest: maybe UK PM David Cameron was indirectly trying to tell Mr. Obama about something he could not have openly said in public, like: "since the US  and Britain are flooded by Chinese made products maybe we should be awarding local companies instead, who bring their production back from abroad to the home shores ? "

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