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Ed Balls reveals he had a stammer at the age of 41 after cruel taunts by David Cameron | Daily Mail Online
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Ed Balls breaks down in tears live on GMB as he reveals how Gareth Gates's stammer inspired him to go public with his own speech impediment that was famously mocked by David
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![Shadow chancellor, Ed Balls (left) and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham release balloons to mark International Stammering Awareness Day outside the Michael Palin Centre in north London Stock Photo - Alamy Shadow chancellor, Ed Balls (left) and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham release balloons to mark International Stammering Awareness Day outside the Michael Palin Centre in north London Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G7E3T4/shadow-chancellor-ed-balls-left-and-shadow-health-secretary-andy-burnham-G7E3T4.jpg)
Shadow chancellor, Ed Balls (left) and shadow health secretary Andy Burnham release balloons to mark International Stammering Awareness Day outside the Michael Palin Centre in north London Stock Photo - Alamy
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