David Cameron visits Belfast's Game of Thrones set in pre-election trip
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David Cameron visits Belfast's Game of Thrones set in pre-election trip

PRIME Minister David Cameron visited the Belfast-set of the hit TV drama Game of Thrones during a pre-election visit on Tuesday.

Mr Cameron’s trip to the North of Ireland was part of a daylong whistlestop tour that also included visits to Scotland, Wales and Cornwall.

The Conservative leader has admitted to being a fan of the series, part of which is filmed in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter.

Mr Cameron was shown locations from the show, including the White Wall, the Sept of Baelor and the Armory.

Game of Thronesis a key contributor to the success of the North of Ireland’s growing film and TV industry.

Meanwhile, Labour have criticised Mr Cameron’s visit, with the party’s shadow Northern Ireland secretary Ivan Lewis saying that it came at a time when political stability in the region was “hanging by a thread”.

After his tour, Mr Cameron added that he came to the North of Ireland, "because the Conservative Party is the only party to stand in all four nations of the United Kingdom and I want to support my Conservative candidates".

Mr Cameron added that he was "concerned" about the status over the Stormont House Agreement.

The deal – agreed by the region’s five main political parties at the end of last year - has since been threatened by a dispute over the cost of implementing welfare reform.

The Prime Minister said the five parties and Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers were working towards reaching a solution.