The immediate thought when the news came through of David Cameron's being made a life peer (one trusts that the appointments committee has cleared this) and foreign secretary is that the prime minister has need of his predecessor's PR and networking skills. A less charitable explanation is that appointing a MP with th same level of experience is bound to upset one or another faction in the Conservative party when Sunak badly needs friends
Cameron may not be subject to the regular FO question time in the Commons, but he may expect rather more forensic examination in the Lords, which bristles with foreign policy experts and retired defence chefs.
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