By Martin Robinson PUBLISHED: 06:01 EST, 22 January 2014 | UPDATED: 07:26 EST, 22 January 2014 Special guest: White Dee, Deidre Kelly, surprised Nick Clegg on his radio show today and invited him to 'Benefits Street', assuring him it was not full of 'scroungers' A star of the controversial Channel 4 show Benefits Street surprised Nick Clegg on his weekly radio show today and told him she and her friends are not 'scroungers'. ‘White Dee’ – the self-proclaimed ‘mother of the street’ in Birmingham - told the Deputy Prime Minister the show's producers had hoodwinked them by saying it would be a 'documentary about community spirit'.
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'Mother of the street' said Mr Clegg should visit her for a cup of tea
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In call she said he would see 'clean street' not inhabited by 'scroungers'
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'They said it was a documentary about community spirit, and even though some are on benefits, how we get along and help eachother,' she said
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Dee admitted she voted Labour because she was upset about Coalition
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Mr Clegg admitted he had been too busy to watch the hit Channel 4 show
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