Ex-PM David Cameron appointed foreign secretary in Cabinet reshuffle - eviltoast
  • BigChungus@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    1 year ago

    Oh for sure, it’s more about who it is than the fact it’s happened at all. Cameron quietly slipped away after the Brexit vote and used his position to lobby for a number of his business interests, like Illumina. However, a I know a number of Tory voters who still love him and have him up there as the best the party has had in a long time.

    It kind of feels like the Tories are scrambling to find a face who a lot of their disenfranchised base don’t immediately hate, especially after Patel and Braverman have been so reviled. It’ll be interesting to see how this plays out before the election - wonder if Cameron has any intentions of running for leadership again.

    • palordrolap@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      wonder if Cameron has any intentions of running for leadership again.

      I would not be surprised if that turns out to be the plan.

      There’s no-one else in their party who’s vaguely fit for the job, even based solely on the last few examples they’ve produced. A cannier eye, even a Tory one, would likely see that their other potential candidates are just as bad.