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David Cameron takes seat in House of Lords after Foreign Secretary appointment

The former prime minister will now be known as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

Watch: David Cameron introduced to House of Lords following appointment as foreign secretary

Watch as David Cameron is introduced to the House of Lords on Monday 20 November, following his appointment as foreign secretary.

The Independent UK · Nov 20, 2023

David Cameron’s return could dazzle and irritate his Lords’ peers in equal measure

Rishi Sunak’s recall of the ex-PM as foreign secretary is a strategy laden with risks

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2023

Windsor Framework did not correct ‘underlying mistake’ in protocol, peers told

The claim was made during a public evidence session to the House of Lords European Affairs Sub-Committee on the Windsor Framework.

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2023

David Cameron: lessons from other ex-prime ministers who returned to government

Rishi Sunak’s decision to appoint former prime minister David (now Lord) Cameron as his foreign secretary has surprised and divided opinion, not least since Cameron left politics in 2016. It is not, however, without precedent for former prime ministers former to return to government.

The Conversation · Nov 14, 2023

Anger over 'absurdity' of David Cameron's Lords role as Gaza crisis worsens

THE UK Government has been criticised for the “absurdity” of not being able to scrutinise the Foreign Secretary in the Commons chamber ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 14, 2023

Greensill controversy ‘in past’, says Cameron amid questions over MPs’ scrutiny

The former prime minister will not face regular grillings by MPs in his new role as Foreign Secretary because of his position in the House of Lords.

The Independent UK · Nov 13, 2023

'Not acceptable': Calls for Lords reform as David Cameron to dodge grillings by MPs

IT IS “not acceptable” that Foreign Secretary David Cameron will be able to avoid being grilled by MPs because of his position in the House of…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 13, 2023

David Cameron returns: how can a prime minister make someone who isn't an MP foreign secretary? And what happens now?

In a surprise move, Rishi Sunak, the UK’s prime minister, has appointed former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary. Cameron, who resigned immediately after losing the 2016 Brexit referendum, has been almost entirely absent from the political scene ever since.

The Conversation · Nov 13, 2023

Ex-Prime Minister David Cameron makes shocking return to U.K. government

Cameron, who triggered the country's exit from the European Union, returns as U.K.'s foreign secretary. Hardliner Home Secretary Suella Braverman was fired in the same cabinet shakeup.

WEKU · Nov 13, 2023