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Cleverly Home Sec w/Former PM Cameron Set To Return To Frontline Politics

UK

Office of PM Rishi Sunak has confirmed that James Cleverly has been appointed as Home Secretary following the sacking of Suella Braverman earlier on today. This leaves the position of Foreign Secretary open, with The Telegraph reportingthat former Prime Minister David Cameron is to be appointed to the position in a highly unexpected development.

  • Cameron, who served as PM from 2010-16 and resigned in the wake of the UK's vote to leave the European Union after his backing for the Remain campaign, has not held a role in frontline politics since then and does not even sit in the legislature. His appointment to Cabinet will likely see him appointed to the upper chamber of the UK parliament, the House of Lords.
  • The return of a former PM to Cabinet is not unheard of in the UK, with PM Sunak likely hoping that Cameron's experience in international politics will add some weight to the gov'ts efforts at boosting trade and investment in the UK.
  • In terms of impact on UK foreign policy, the main focus will be on the UK's interactions with China, the EU, and the US, as well as the scale of its support for Ukraine and Israel. Cameron was PM during the so-called 'golden era' of UK-China relations that saw Beijing and Westminster move closer together, exemplified by President Xi Jinping's state visit in 2015.
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