David Cameron appointed Foreign Secretary in shock return for austerity PM
David Cameron has been appointed as Foreign Secretary in a shock return for the ex-PM who was accountable for austerity.
The former Tory chief can be given a seat within the House of Lords in order that he could make a comeback as a minister. He was seen strolling into No10 as Rishi Sunak started conducting his reshuffle.
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has been shifted to turn into Home Secretary to interchange Suella Braverman.
Since leaving No10, Mr Cameron has confronted criticism over his makes an attempt to generate profits, together with his function as an adviser to the now collapsed Greensill. Mr Cameron stop as PM in 2016 within the wake of the Brexit referendum.
Labour’s Pat McFadden mentioned: “Just a few weeks in the past Rishi Sunak said David Cameron was part of a ailed status quo, now he’s bringing him back as his life raft. This puts to bed the Prime Minister’s laughable claim to offer change from 13 years of Tory failure.”
Mr Cameron’s appointment comes simply weeks after he publicly condemned Mr Sunak’s choice to cancel the northern leg of the HS2 rail line as “the wrong one” simply weeks in the past.
In a tweet on October 4, the ex-PM wrote: “It will help to fuel the views of those who argue that we can no longer think or act for the long-term as a country; that we are heading in the wrong direction… I regret this decision and in years to come I suspect many will look back at today’s announcement and wonder how this once-in-a-generation opportunity was lost.”
In an announcement, Downing Street mentioned: “The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Rt Hon David Cameron as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. His Majesty has also been pleased to confer the dignity of a Barony of the United Kingdom for life upon David Cameron.”
Liberal Democrat Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Layla Moran mentioned: “Bringing back a scandal-hit, unelected former Prime Minister who has been criticising Sunak’s government at every turn has the stench of desperation. There is not even the bottom of the barrel left for Sunak to scrape in the Conservative party.
“David Cameron was at the heart of the biggest lobbying scandal of recent times. Handing him a peerage makes a mockery of our honours system. Cameron’s peerage should be blocked given his shady past.”
Labour MP Chris Bryant said: “I don’t see how appointing Cameron helps Sunak type a authorities of integrity and professionalism (Greensill) or characterize change (when his FS is the residing embodiment of their 13 years in energy).”
