U.K. Prime Minister Hits Twitter With a Splash

Better late than never

British Prime Minister David Cameron has joined Twitter, following in the footsteps of dozens of other global leaders.

Verified account holder @David_Cameron joined the microblogging site on Saturday, a day before his Conservative political party starts its annual conference in Birmingham, U.K.

During the weekend, the prime minister amassed more than 88,000 followers at the time of writing on his newly-created personal account.