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Conservative leader David Cameron has refused to deny claims he smoked cannabis while he was a pupil at Eton College.
Mr Cameron, 40, admitted he had done things in his past he "should not have done", but insisted politicians were entitled to a "private past".
The book, serialised in the Independent on Sunday, says Mr Cameron was one of several boys caught smoking cannabis.
Mr Cameron, who was aged 15, confessed and was grounded.
Some of the other boys were expelled.
Speaking outside his home on Sunday morning Mr Cameron said: "Like many people I did things when I was young that I should not have done, and that I regret.
"But I do believe that politicians are entitled to a past that is private, and that remains private, so I won't be making any commentary on what is in the newspapers today."
A Conservative Party spokesman said: "David has always maintained politicians have a right to a private life before they come into politics."
He pointed out that the alleged incident happened almost 25 years ago.
Honesty
The book - Cameron, The Rise Of The New Conservative - will also be serialised in the Mail on Sunday next month.
Both papers report that school authorities called the police to investigate drug use among the pupils.
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