Iphone 5 wont charge unless cord is wrapped tightly around phone

I've been having trouble charging my iphone5 for about a week now. At first it would 'disconnect' if the phone was bumped or moved during charging. However now the phone will not charge unless the charging cable is held at a particular angle, the only way to achieve this is to wrap the cable around the phone.
Does anyone know of a way to fix this, I've tried cleaning out the charging port of the phone but there doesnt seem to be anything there.
Thanks

I have since figured out the problem.
Turns out that tiny charging hole can hold a lot more fluff than you would think.
I thought I had cleaned it out properly before but just gave it another go managed to scrape out a huge ball of fluff and lint.
Work perfectly now.
Thaks for all your help.

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