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The former PM is back in the cabinet after Suella Braverman’s sacking. It goes to show how few options Rishi Sunak has left, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

Very few would have bet on David Cameron staging a return to government after Brexit and the Greensill scandal, and the dramatic development runs counter to Rishi Sunak’s vow to break with the “30 year status quo”.

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak appointed former PM David Cameron to take over the UK's foreign policy dossier during a cabinet reshuffle on Monday, Sunak's first government shakeup since entering office in October 2022. He also sacked controversial interior minister Suella Braverman, replacing her with foreign minister James Cleverly.

Mr Cameron was appointed Foreign Secretary by Rishi Sunak on Monday.

Rishi Sunak has brought back the former prime minster as Foreign Secretary in a reshuffle of his top team.

Braverman sacking sees Cleverly shifted to Home Office, as Cameron becomes foreign secretary

Former Tory PM back in government in shock move dubbed ‘desperate’ and ‘laughable’ by opposition

City Comment: However smart Sunak or the army of City economists who follow these things religiously are, they can't forecast massive geopolitical events

Former PM makes surprise comeback as part of reshuffle in which Suella Braverman replaced by James Cleverly as home secretary