Former British Prime Minister Cameron returns to government: he will replace the controversial minister

Cameron returned to the British government / Collage 24 Channel

Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is returning to the country's government in a new position. In particular, he should head one of the ministries after the dismissal of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Suella Braverman.

Journalists from The Guardian noted that Cameron returned to the political Olympus after a seven-year break. In particular, he will head the British Foreign Office.

Cameron returned to government as minister

The authors of the material noted that Cameron made a “stunning return” to the British government. They said it underscored current Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's willingness to take risks to win back support among his party members.

Journalists highlighted that Cameron would join the government as part of a wider reshuffle that saw Suell Braverman sacked as home secretary and replaced by foreign secretary James Cleverley.

Cameron is now expected to head the UK Foreign Office. He confirmed this in a post on social media site X, formerly known as Twitter, saying the world was facing a “super complex range of international challenges”, including war in Ukraine and the Middle East.

I have been away from frontline politics for the past seven years, but I hope that my experience as Conservative leader for eleven years and Prime Minister for six will be useful to the Prime Minister (Rishi Sunak – Channel 24) in dealing with these vital challenges, he wrote Cameron.

They said Cameron resigned in 2016 after losing the Brexit referendum but reportedly told friends in 2018 that he wanted to return to front-line politics, preferably as foreign secretary.

It is worth noting that Cameron criticized some of Rishi Sunak's decisions. In particular, the cancellation of the high-speed train line between Birmingham and Manchester and the refusal to maintain the commitment to spend 0.7% of gross national income on international aid, which the new head of the British government rejected.

But Cameron said in a statement that while he did not agree with some of Sunak's decisions, he was clear that he was “a strong and capable Prime Minister, showing exemplary leadership at a difficult time.”

“I want to help him deliver the security and prosperity our country needs and be part of the strongest possible team to serve the United Kingdom in the general election,” said the new British Foreign Secretary.

Journalists stressed Sunak's decision to return to Cameron was likely to please moderate members of the Conservative Party, spooked by Braverman's aggressive right-wing rhetoric on immigration, policing and homelessness.

At the same time, the authors stressed that such a decision could, on the contrary, increase the anger of the right-wing representatives of the party, especially given that Cameron's last significant political move was to lead an unsuccessful campaign to remain in the EU.

Braverman got into a big scandal

CNN journalists said that Suella Braverman served as Sunak's home secretary throughout his tenure in Downing Street. However, her confrontational rhetoric towards migrants, protesters, police and even the homeless has led to divisions within the government.

Yes, she recently attracted criticism by accusing London police of having a “double standard” in the way they manage protests. In particular, she condemned the pro-Palestinian march, which Downing Street said Sunak was preventing from taking place.

Far-right protesters eventually clashed with police in central London on November 11 after Braverman called a pro-Palestinian demonstration a “hate march,” fueling tensions around the rally.

The authors of the material note that Braverman has long tried to excite the lower right of the group with populist messages and become the face of Britain’s tough position against illegal immigrants.

In particular, under Sunak's leadership, Braverman led an initiative to restrict small boat crossings by asylum seekers. The government's main illegal migration bill, approved by British MPs earlier this year, effectively gives the power to deport anyone who enters the UK illegally.