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Brit Secretary of State for Defence Bob Ainsworth has blamed his moustache for making him unpopular. Ainsworth, 57, who has become the first Cabinet minister to sport a moustache for several decades, also said his thick Midlands accent and gravelly voice were a problem. "I speak with a Midlands accent. I drop my aitches, I suffer with an asthma-related condition that means I speak with a gravelly voice," the Sun quoted him as saying. "I have a moustache some people appear to take offence to. I don't know what motivates these people," he said. Ainsworth, a surprise choice in June to replace John Hutton, went on to reveal he does not regard himself as clever. "I have strengths and I have weaknesses. I don't pretend to be able to write a great thesis or doctorate. I don't try to pretend I am cleverer than a general or the chief of the defence staff," he added.