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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Joe Middleton

David Cameron to become Lord of Chipping Norton with new peerage

EPA

The surprise pick to be Britain’s new foreign secretary will be known as Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton - a moniker harking back to his days as part of the country’s elite while he was in Downing Street.

The House of Lords confirmed David Cameron’s new title on Friday and he will be introduced by it when he appears in Parliament’s second chamber on Monday.

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