LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron has bought a £1,500 (SR8,000) used car as a “cheap run-around” for his wife, according to the salesman he bought it from.

Showroom owner Iain Harris, 44, said he thought a call from Cameron’s security team saying he was interested in the compact car was a “wind-up”. Cameron paid £1,495 for the Nissan Micra in Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire, on Friday, reported BBC. He said the blue car was “just the right color” for the Tory leader.

Harris said he first heard of Cameron’s interest in the car when he received a call to his office. (Agencies)