Rishi Sunak’s Cameron gamble is an act of desperation

An unlikely rebel was always going to be a former head prefect of the school.Sunak has already abandoned the pretence by appointing his Conservative predecessor, David Cameron, as foreign secretary. Cameron called and lost the UK’s referendum on European Union membership. Following the fracas caused by the Tory party last week, a new perspective is emerging: everything needs to change at the top in order for everything else to stay the same.Sunak’s allies, including Cameron, liken the latter’s reappearance to Edward Heath’s 1970 appointment of Alec Douglas Home as foreign secretary.
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They may also bring up the fact that Neville Chamberlain served in World War II with loyalty under Winston Churchill, a longstanding opponent of his party. However, the fierce Heath was never impressed by his polite colleague, and Chamberlain passed away just six months after starting work for his new employer.
Cameron led his party from 2005 to 2016, served as prime minister from 2010 to 2016, and ran for and won two elections. Sunak has hardly worked there a full year. A seniority disparity of this kind at the top of the power structure has never before occurred in modern times. But dire times necessitate desperate actions.
With just a year until the next general election, Sunak has decided to fight it out with a group of people he at least knows won’t try to discredit him. Cameron offers unflappability and experience. Too many of his colleagues lack that Westminster hallmark known as bottom\u2014that is, heaviness and hinterland as opposed to wide behinds.
A similar repair was implemented 15 years ago by Labour Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who brought his frenemy Peter Mandelson back to power to steady his administration.Now, Sunak has appointed experienced ministers to the Big Three Cabinet positions. The problem is that, similar to Sunak, Cameron, Jeremy Hunt, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the blustery new Home Secretary James Cleverly are all men with private educations. He has determined that risk is one he can tolerate.
This is hardly the prime minister’s first bet. It makes sense from a political standpoint for him to replace his top team at the Home Office with a right-wing replacement. Kemi Badenoch, the Trade and Business Secretary, is the obvious choice; she is full of ambition but has little experience. According to Sunak’s calculations, this is not the moment for a newbie. Although Sunak respects Michael Gove, the other candidate, he is not a natural soulmate.
The recall of a previous leader whose track record in foreign affairs is, at most, uneventful is Sunak’s third and greatest risk. Cameron’s credibility was damaged by the way he lost the Brexit referendum, on which he bet the house. His directive for the civil service to prepare for a Brexit vote was seen as irresponsible, and his renegotiation of the UK’s conditions of European membership was viewed as a failure.
Cameron lacked a sure touch while in government, despite his increased application to foreign affairs after leaving No. 10. His name has been mentioned in relation to NATO and UN positions. Interestingly, he foolishly heralded a golden era of diplomatic relations with China. After the initial Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014, Putin also turned over control of the country to Germany and France, despite Britain having been a guarantor of the integrity of its borders. He became embroiled in scandal due to his shady outside-the-office lobbying efforts in favour of Greensill Capital, a supply-chain lender that collapsed in March 2021 with billions owed to creditors.
Source: DW NewsWhether right or wrong, Cameron is known among backbench Tory MPs and in circles for his haughty condescension, especially among those he hasn’t seen since leaving power. He will become an asset to his new employer if he courteses his fellow middle-class individuals from his opulent Foreign Office quarters or his new position in the House of Lords. 
The takeaway is that regaining political prominence requires just as much consideration as getting there in the first place. According to an old proverb, politics is personal and vice versa. But even as the political sky grows gloomy all around him, Sunak has made his decision: a Foreign Secretary who happens to be a buddy in need.
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