David Cameron has announced his return to politics came after Rishi Sunak refused to let him depart Downing Street when the pair met for a drink.
In November, as part of a Cabinet upheaval, the Prime Minister suddenly appointed Lord Cameron as Foreign Secretary.
The ex-Prime Minister had indulged in a drink with Rishi Sunak in his flat above Number 10 just a week earlier in what he thought the meeting was scheduled to pick his brains for some friendly advice.
However, seven years after he resigned, the Prime Minister caught him off guard by refusing to let him go, instead offering him a chance to rejoin front-runner politics.
Lord David Cameron told a newspaper outlet that he was asking for his advice about some things; they were talking about things generally, and that he kept sort of getting his coat, saying, “Well, I must go; I’ve taken up far too much of your time.” He kept saying, “No, no, sit down; there’s something else I wanted to ask you.”
When Rishi Sunak eventually asked him to return as Foreign Secretary, Lord Cameron asked if he might discuss the matter with his wife, Samantha, and their children first. He was taken aback by his immediate desire to say “yes.”
For Lord David Cameron, it was a full-circle moment. In 2016, he announced he was quitting as prime minister following the Brexit referendum outcome, standing on the threshold of No 10 and embracing his family.
During his goodbye speech, he offered a unique insight into the life of a family behind the famous door, revealing that the children sometimes engaged in ‘kicking the red boxes full of work’.
He recalled how his daughter Florence had once climbed into his red ministerial box, begging to be taken on a holiday overseas.
He promised ‘no more boxes’, so maybe there was a little surprise ‘there was a bit of eye-rolling’ when Lord Cameron asked his children Nancy, 19, Arthur, 17, and Florence, 13, about his possible return.
‘They (the children) were generally positive,’ he said. ‘They know it’s what really interests me and they’ve been very supportive.’
Following his family’s approval, Lord Cameron informed Rishi Sunak that he would accept the position, and the two men agreed on the general terms of a comeback.
Lord Cameron would revitalise Britain’s foreign policy with his vast web of connections and position as an ex-leader.
Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is mindful that he’s out of his depth, and he’s correct. What a total joke Rishi Sunak is, and he picked David Cameron to be the person who guides him.
Moreover, Rishi Sunak has abruptly announced to the world that Dave knows he is an inexperienced fool who relies on Dave for advice. Has Rishi Sunak forgotten that Boris and Dave belong to the same exclusive club? And when will Dave be seated at Giovanni’s table at the head of the table? This is just impossible to make up.
A couple of missteps combined. which the British tax-paying public should not have to suffer either, and it’s best if they depart as soon as possible.
Goodbye, Rishi Sunak and the Tories. You have missed your chance because we want reform in this country, and giving David Cameron a peerage was probably the last straw for the Conservative Party.
Imagine the conversation. “Do you want the job, Cameron?” asks Sunak. Cameron: “Not at all.” “I’ll make you a Lord,” said Sunak. Cameron: “All right, then.”
And Dave, when people realised that you would be returning to your position as Foreign Secretary, over half the country probably rolled their eyes, and I’m sure there were other things they said and done as well.
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