George Osborne Booed By Paralympic Crowd

Crowds at the Paralympics booed Chancellor George Osborne as it was announced he was to present the winners of the men's T38 400m race with their medals.

Mr Osborne initially laughed as the jeering at the 80,000-seater Olympic Stadium erupted but started to look uincomfortable as it continued.

The Government has been under fire from disabled rights groups for awarding a contract to carry out "fit for work" assessments to Paralympic sponsor Atos.

Rallies have been staged by activists in the past few days over tests which have been described as "damaging and distressing".

A clip of Mr Osborne's awkward moment quickly became a viral hit on social media, with his name trending worldwide.

Prime Minister David Cameron also got a less than enthusiastic reception from spectators at the Aquatics Centre.

Some members of the crowd booed when he presented Ellie Simmonds with her gold medal, although they were drowned out by cheers for the 17-year-old swimmer.

Mr Cameron shook Simmonds' hand and kissed her on both cheeks as he placed the medal around her neck.

Earlier he punched the air in delight as she powered her way to victory in the SM6 200 metres individual medley.

Simmonds said she was proud to welcome the Prime Minister to "her place".

She said: "I've met him at his house, in number 10. It's great to meet him in my place, really, at the pool."

Asked what he said to her on the podium, she added: "It was just congratulations. I don't really remember much, but being on the podium was just an amazing atmosphere and an amazing experience really, to be on it second time running. I'm just really pleased."

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt was also at the Aquatics Centre to see Simmonds win her second gold medal of the Games.

In contrast, former Labour Prime Minister and Chancellor Gordon Brown received a hearty cheer when he awarded medals to the swimmers.