, sacked sacked suella braverman. she's sunak sacked suella braverman. she's not taking another roll up in government or cabinet, she has left —— another role. i am joined by political correspondent ione wells to discuss this. we keep bracing ourselves for that door to open at the last time it moved we saw larry the last time it moved we saw larry the cat. it the last time it moved we saw larry the cat. . , �* the last time it moved we saw larry the cat. . , ~ ., , ., ., ., the cat. it was! a false alarm! i am told that potentially _ the cat. it was! a false alarm! i am told that potentially in _ the cat. it was! a false alarm! i am told that potentially in the next - told that potentially in the next minute or so we are expected david cameron to leave downing street any moment now. much expected that he will leave as a new foreign secretary. we have seenjames cleverly walked out, presumably on his way to the home office after having just been appointed home secretary. this appointment by david cameron, as we discussed earlier, very unexpected by many in westminster to have a former prime minister reappointed to foreign secretary at such a crucial time for the brief. earlier we saw the head of the foreign office sir philip barton go into downing street as

well, presumably to meet his new foreign secretary. no doubt we are expecting they will be preparations under way already in the foreign officejust behind us under way already in the foreign office just behind us for a under way already in the foreign officejust behind us for a new under way already in the foreign office just behind us for a new head of their team. office just behind us for a new head of theirteam. i office just behind us for a new head of their team-— of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield _ of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield about - of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield about the - of their team. i was talking to i kevin schofield about the return of their team. i was talking to - kevin schofield about the return of david cameron. oh, ok, reuters is now reporting that david cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary. i'm smiling because i would never have thought that when i woke up this morning, would you? it certainly wasn't something i expected, i don't think many westminster did expected, thus we discussed earlier, one the reasons being as he is not somebody currently an mp or in the house of lords. i can also see therese coffey walking up the street here. she is currently secretary of state for the environment. currently secretary of state for the environment-— environment. let's get a shot so that we can show _ environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. - environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. she - environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. she is . environment. let's get a shot so i that we can show that. she is giving larry a stroke. that we can show that. she is giving larry a stroke-— larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. yes, she is giving lar a larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke- — larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there _ larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there she - larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there she is. -

larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right--- _ larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she _ larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she is- larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she is knocking| larry a stroke. there she is. i ok, right... she is knocking on larry a stroke. there she is. - ok, right... she is knocking on the door. i think we have got these pictures anyway so we can carry on chatting, ione. what do you think is next for therese coffey? her chatting, ione. what do you think is next for therese coffey?— next for therese coffey? her future has been on — next for therese coffey? her future has been on the _ next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, _ next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, there - next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, there has - next for therese coffey? her future | has been on the line, there has been speculation that defra is a name department, the department for rural affairs, has come under a lot of scandal, particular about the sewage in the rivers and seas. there has been pressure on therese coffey to do a betterjob when it comes to campaigning on environmental issues, which we know matter to a lot of conservative voters in rural seats, for example. interesting that she has walked up downing street which suggests she may be in line for a new role. it tends to be the case that if somebody is getting sacked that if somebody is getting sacked that would happen over in parliament, that we wouldn't get a sacking here. they wouldn't make

somebody who is about to lose their jobs walk up downing street which suggests she may be in line for a different role. that would also suggest that if she is somebody else is going to take on her brief in defra. it is going to take on her brief in defra. , ., , , defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might - defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might be - defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might be wider| is a reshuffle and it might be wider than we thought. this is a reshuffle and it might be wider than we thought.— than we thought. this is already rovin: than we thought. this is already proving wider — than we thought. this is already proving wider than _ than we thought. this is already proving wider than we _ than we thought. this is already proving wider than we thought. | than we thought. this is already - proving wider than we thought. this all started with suella braverman being sacked as home secretary. that was always going to prompt quite a wide reshuffle.— wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more _ wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details _ wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details on - wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details on david . we have more details on david cameron's return to government. the prime minister's office has said he has been conferred a barony of the united kingdom for life, so baron cameron now, with abby right? that’s cameron now, with abby right? that's riuht. this cameron now, with abby right? that's right- this is — cameron now, with abby right? that's right. this is partly _ cameron now, with abby right? that's right. this is partly because _ right. this is partly because ministers need to be accountable to parliament, they need to be sitting in parliament, the need to be able answer questions from colleagues, so clearly he needed to be appointed in some capacity —— is that about right. this all but confirms he is about to take up a role in the

government and he is anticipated to take up the role of foreign secretary. labour have not responded well. pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign coordinator, just said a few weeks ago rishi sunak said a few weeks ago rishi sunak said david cameron was part of a failed status quo and now is bringing him back as his liferaft. pat mcfadden accusing rishi sunak of putting to bed the prime minister's lovable claims a change from 13 years of tory failure, the words of pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign coordinator in response to what we are expecting to happen any moment now, david cameron walking out as the new foreign secretary. stay with us, i'm sure that door will open imminently. you are watching bbc news. just to depart briefly from british politics for another story in the uk, and that is that five people have died and one person is unaccounted for after a fire broke out at a mid—terrace house in channel close in hounslow, west london on sunday night, that's coming from the london fire brigade.

five people died and one person unaccounted for. we will have more on that later and there will be updates on the bbc news website. but the real story here is the likely return to government of former british prime minister david cameron, the reuters news agency is reporting that he has returned to government as foreign secretary and the prime minister's office has said he has been conferred a barony of the united kingdom for life which would of course then see a return of david cameron to the house of lords, which would pave the way for him to become foreign secretary. we have confirmation. we do now have confirmation, my colleague ione wells with me. what is that statement now saying? in wells with me. what is that statement now saying? in the last few seconds. _ statement now saying? in the last few seconds. a — statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet _ statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from - statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from the - statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from the uk j few seconds, a tweet from the uk prime minister saying david cameron has been appointed foreign secretary, as expected. so no surprises there given what we have

been discussing this morning but it is now confirmed by number 10 downing st. he still hasn't left the building, though, gone to the foreign office. we understand there may well still be discussions going on behind the door. but that is really significant news that we can now confirm that he is the foreign secretary. now confirm that he is the foreign secreta . ., , ., , ., secretary. there was lots of speculation _ secretary. there was lots of speculation even _ secretary. there was lots of speculation even at - secretary. there was lots of speculation even at the - secretary. there was lots of speculation even at the tail| secretary. there was lots of. speculation even at the tail end secretary. there was lots of - speculation even at the tail end of last week that suella braverman was going to be... hang on, sorry, false alarm! there was lots of speculation that suella braverman was going to be sacked at the tail end of last week. do you think it took a bit longer because rishi sunak was also trying to put in place a plan like this? ., , trying to put in place a plan like this? . , , ., , this? certainly. this appointment raises questions _ this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about _ this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about how - this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about how long l this? certainly. this appointment. raises questions about how long this may have been on rishi sunak�*s mind because you don't necessarilyjust bring in a huge tory beast like david cameron back from his life outside of politics without some thought, so it does suggest that potentially this has been something

in rishi sunak�*s periphery for quite some time. how long discussions have been ongoing we don't know. but as you say there was speculation from last week and certainly growing pressure on rishi sunak tussac suella braverman after her article that she wrote about policing, accusing them of bias when it came to policing protests, and i think that kind of pressure has been mounting over the weekend. her future was looking increasingly untenable, as the calls for her to go louder. even some of those on rishi sunak�*s ernesider, tory mps critical of the language she was using. what is not so clear is how he did the kind ofjigsaw and how he was putting back together behind—the—scenes and at what point did he decide that david cameron would be an appropriate person to bring in ifjames cleverly would be an appropriate person to bring in if james cleverly was would be an appropriate person to bring in ifjames cleverly was going to replace her. bring in if james cleverly was going to replace her-— to replace her. what is always remarkable — to replace her. what is always remarkable is _ to replace her. what is always remarkable is in _ to replace her. what is always remarkable is in westminster| to replace her. what is always - remarkable is in westminster there is always a leak, a photo of a secret meeting taking place, even if

it is aides rather than the main players but from all the conversations i've had with politicaljournalists, notjust yourself, this seems to have come out of nowhere and there has been no inkling that there was a plan in place and that the groundwork was being laid for a return to government for mr cameron. that's riaht, government for mr cameron. that's riuht, it government for mr cameron. that's right. it seems _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the best - government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the best kept| right, it seems to be the best kept secret in westminster over the last couple of days will stop certainly as you say there is normally speculation, there are normally names doing the rounds of who may replace who and who may get sacked and who may get promoted. david cameron's name had not been part of any of that speculation, even among pretty senior members of government who i've spoken to over the last couple of weeks about potential moves in and around government, not something that anyone i think had on their radar. clearly some people did but that shows this was kept potentially to a very tight circle. not many expecting that david cameron would be reappointed to government, even brought back to

politics. he is not someone who has made as many interventions in politics as some of the other former prime ministers have. there is another door but it's just the cat again. another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., , another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., ., , another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. . ., , ., another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., ., , ., ., another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. . ., , ., ., ., again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is — again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly _ again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy _ again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy to - again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy to what - us do! he is certainly privy to what is auoin us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on — us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind _ us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind closed - us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind closed doors. i us do! he is certainly privy to what| is going on behind closed doors. as we know, david cameron still in that building, also therese coffey in that building as well, we don't know what that may mean, if she is getting a move of roll as well. as i said previously, unlikely that she would necessarily be invited to walk up would necessarily be invited to walk up downing street if she were just getting sacked. it would suggest if you go into downing street on the morning of a reshuffle you are here for a futurejob morning of a reshuffle you are here for a future job discussion rather than a normal business meeting. ione wells, for the moment, thank you very much. we will keep our eyes glued on that door and be back with you shortly. as we were discussing there, big changes here in the british government. we now have a

new home secretary james cleverly who has replaced suella braverman who has replaced suella braverman who was sacked earlier this morning by prime minister rishi sunak. i'm joined now by our home editor mark easton. mark, what you make of this appointment? it is one of the great offices of state, and it's a very controversial brief at the moment, isn't it? . , , controversial brief at the moment, isn'tlt , , ., ., _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign secretary, - isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign secretary, he| isn't it? james cleverly famously - love being foreign secretary, he was suggested as someone who might be a defence secretary, he has a military background, and apparently let it be known that you will see nail marks on the parquet floor in my office if you try to move me. i don't quite know what james cleverly�*s attitude is going to be to taking on the huge and very complicated brief at the home office. it is complicated right now. he is coming in to the arguments about the relationships between the home secretary and metropolitan police, the manner in which they have been policing protests in london. the government has made it clear that they would be interested in trying to give the

police more powers to arrest people more quickly who are involved in hate crimes on marches. that's something that is going to come pretty fast at him, as is of course the rwandanjudgment at pretty fast at him, as is of course the rwandan judgment at the supreme court on wednesday morning. that is a judgment on a centrepiece of rishi sunak�*s government, and indeed has been of the conservative government for a considerable time. we don't know which way it is going to go. james cleverly is going to have to really get up to speed on all the implications of that, win or lose. he also has to deal of course with the asylum system, which is in a terrible state, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people stuck in the system, many, as your viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. in fact, viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. infact, one viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. in fact, one of the plan is to try and relieve pressure on the asylum system was to use a former raf base at wethersfield near

braintree in essex to house about 1700 single men. that happens to be injames cleverly�*s constituency. as we head to an election probably next year. the home office is going to be front and centre of everything the government is doing over the next 12 months and it will be a difficult brief forjames cleverly,

something he hasn't got enormous amount of experience in this area, he's generally been either working for the party, in the foreign office, he was secretary of state for education for a few months at the end of the borisjohnson premiership. but he has never really shown a huge amount of interest in the home affairs brief. it will be interesting to see what kind of home secretary we get. interesting to see what kind of home secretary we get-— secretary we get. indeed twell. and as ou secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned _ secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, _ secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, a - secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, a likely - as you mentioned there, a likely general election is a year away, some of those policies that you mentioned will be front and centre of any election campaign, including the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis — the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is _ the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is something _ the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is something rishi - boats crisis is something rishi sunak has said is one of his key pledges, he is determined to stop the boats, originally i think he intended to stop the boats this year. that's not going to happen, i don't think. we have seen tens of thousands arriving on small boats, despite all the government's

efforts. the government argues it is a rwanda policy that is central to the approach that they have been taking to undermine the business case of those people bringing migrants across the channel, and were that to be given the green light by the supreme court that would be a significant change in the number of boats coming over, they believe. interestingly, david cameron as foreign secretary will be responsible, in part, for dealing with the issues around the brexit arrangements with the eu, and he famously was the man who fought to remain. so that's quite an interesting point in terms of the reshuffle. but in terms of the home office, i thinkjames cleverly is going to be a fascinating appointment. his name is only really been mentioned in the last few days.

it is not an appointment that he has clearly been seeking. he was very happy at the foreign office but he's been gazumped by david cameron. {lilia been gazumped by david cameron. ok, for the moment, been gazumped by david cameron. 0k, forthe moment, home editor mark for the moment, home editor mark easton, thank you forjoining us. i'm joined by toby helm from the observer newspaper. toby, very good to talk to you. it has been quite a morning, hasn't it? what do you make of it? it morning, hasn't it? what do you make of it? , , ., ., .., of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting- _ of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting. on _ of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting. on the _ of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting. on the other - of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting. on the other hand - of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting. on the other hand i i interesting. on the other hand i think it is quite predictable because i think over the weekend there were signs that sunak was going to have to do this otherwise he would look terribly weak as prime minister with a home secretaryjust firing off whenever she wanted to end in a very provocative way at a very sensitive time so i don't think he had any political option. but this isn't the _

he had any political option. but this isn't the first time that suella braverman has caused controversy. so why now? pm? suella braverman has caused controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think— controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one _ controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one has _ controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one has to _ controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one has to look- controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one has to look at - controversy. so why now? why now? well, i think one has to look at the l well, i think one has to look at the context of suna k�*s fairly well, i think one has to look at the context of sunak�*s fairly desperate political position. he has tried to reset the tory party, tried to redefine his leadership as one of change since the summer and that hasn't worked. he's had no uplift in the polls at all. he then had his home secretary, is one of many problems, kicking off in this way. and quite clearly positioning herself for a future leadership contest herself. he had to act before wednesday's court case on the rwanda asylum policy because if he

didn't, if that case had gone in favour of the government then suella braverman had a big boost and it would have become impossible to fire her. he couldn't really get out of that position, so he had to act today, in my view, otherwise he was caught in a real bind. i'm just going to bring in comments we have heard from the labour party to david cameron's appointment as foreign secretary. i will read the statement. a few weeks ago rishi sunak said david cameron was part of a failed status quo, now he's bringing him back as his liferaft. that comes from pat mcfadden, national campaign coordinator for the labour party. goes on to say this puts the prime minister's laughable claim to offer change from 13 years of tory failure. it feels like the starting gun has already been fined for next year's general

election. —— already been fired. i think what the cameron appointment does again is it shows that sunak is trying yet another tactic to try and revitalise his leadership. he has tried many things, try to be his own man, try to be the change man, and now he's trying to look to others who might represent a kind of a smoother form who might represent a kind of a smootherform of who might represent a kind of a smoother form of government than he has been able to deliver from the past. it all gets terribly contradictory. is it change from the past, it may look to some he can't find enough sensible people in his own party who are mps at the moment or peers at the moment to do the job, so it is looking to david cameron. it may be that they are trying to say let's move to a different, more competent type of leadership but does david cameron

really offer that? it was the man who delivered the brexit referendum which was in many since the beginning of a lot of tory problems. so cameron will come across as a competent, appealing foreign secretary to some but i think the imagery that surrounds him and the impression that appointment gives is somewhat desperate, that would be my view. ., , somewhat desperate, that would be my view. ., _ ., somewhat desperate, that would be my view. ., ,, ., ., view. toby helm, political editor of the observer. _ view. toby helm, political editor of the observer, thank _ view. toby helm, political editor of the observer, thank you _ view. toby helm, political editor of the observer, thank you for - view. toby helm, political editor of| the observer, thank you for sharing your insights here on bbc news. you join us live from downing street. it's been quite a remarkable morning. it began as suella braverman was sacked as home secretary by rishi sunak. then we got news that the foreign secretary james cleverly is been moved to the home office, we saw him leave from the black door behind me not too long ago. before that we saw former british prime minister david cameron walk up the street. we never expected to see that, i don't think.

now he's been announced as the new foreign secretary. so quite the morning. i'mjoined by our foreign secretary. so quite the morning. i'm joined by our political correspondent ione wells. couldn't have made this up when i was leaving the house this morning. but david cameron back in government seems to be the main headline today, doesn't it? ., �* , ., it? that's right, that will certainly _ it? that's right, that will certainly be _ it? that's right, that will certainly be the - it? that's right, that will certainly be the main - it? that's right, that will - certainly be the main headline today. i think there is a lot of surprise in westminster about this appointment, nobody really saw this coming. ithink appointment, nobody really saw this coming. i think there is also, speaking to some people in the foreign office as well, potentially some concern i suppose that this is quite a significant time to change foreign secretary, potentially quite an unsettling time to change foreign secretary as well man certainly those ofjunior ministers as well currently thinking about what this means for their positions if their bossis means for their positions if their boss is suddenly changed it to somebody very different. so we will see if there are any more junior ministerial reshuffle is or not within his wider team. but he will come as we discussed, believing the —— leading the foreign office at a time when there is a conflict in the

middle east, it is a huge conflict to take on. why has rishi sunak decided to do this now and how long have some of those discussions been ongoing for? clearly as we discussed earlier it must�*ve been something they were at least kind of talking about for some time. i don't think this could have come completely out of the blue. but certainly it has taken a lot of mps by surprise you can't quite believe that david cameron is back, having not even beenin cameron is back, having not even been in front line politics for so long. he is not someone who has even made really as many interventions as some of the other former prime ministers have, theresa may still sits as an mp, as does liz truss, we know borisjohnson has been making lots of interventions, even from outside politics, john major as well. there are figures who have commentated quite a lot on politics in the last couple of months. david cameron, relatively to all of them, pretty quiet when it comes to his life outside politics. i think in that regard a really interesting move back. that regard a really interesting move back-— that regard a really interesting move back. ., �* ., move back. you said david blair. david on your— move back. you said david blair. david on your mind _

move back. you said david blair. david on your mind this - move back. you said david blair. | david on your mind this morning! move back. you said david blair. - david on your mind this morning! are ou here david on your mind this morning! are you here to show rishi sunak how it is done, _ you here to show rishi sunak how it is done, david cameron? do you here to show rishi sunak how it is done, david cameron?— you here to show rishi sunak how it is done, david cameron? do you agree with hs2 is done, david cameron? do you agree with hsz now. — is done, david cameron? do you agree with hs2 now. mr— is done, david cameron? do you agree with h52 now, mr cameron? _ is done, david cameron? do you agree with h52 now, mr cameron? well, - with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there ou with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go. _ with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go, there _ with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go, there he _ with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go, there he is, - with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go, there he is, our- with h52 now, mr cameron? well, there you go, there he is, our new foreign secretary, the short walk from number 10 downing st, for those of you who don't know the geography of you who don't know the geography of this, the foreign office is literally behind where ione wells and i are standing at he walked out and i are standing at he walked out and crossed to his new office. of course, he would have been there many times before. i'm still quite shocked by this because i covered the cameron government and we all remember when he stood here and left, didn't expect him to come back. it does kind of make me think who else could come back in the next few years? the door is opening now. anything to note here?— anything to note here? looks like some of his _ anything to note here? looks like some of his team _ anything to note here? looks like some of his team following - anything to note here? looks like some of his team following him . anything to note here? looks like l some of his team following him into the foreign office. we know he was accompanied there as he walked out by sir philip barton, the permanent secretary at the foreign office, the top civil servant at the foreign

office so he and david cameron are now effectively the top team who will lead the government? response to a kind of multitude of huge foreign issues at the moment, whether it be the conflict in the middle east, the war in ukraine, david cameron and sir philip barton walking side by side to his new office. covering the cameron years, we remember standing out here when he had to resign after the brexit referendum. he is somebody who arguably on the start of this era of politics that we have been covering for the last couple of years. interestingly on that point, labour have been very quick to jump on this and criticise this move, not necessarily his move to the foreign office, but him being brought back to front line politics. they have been stressing today that rishi sunak in recent weeks and months, has said he wants to be a change of prime minister, wants to be somebody who brings change after years where he feels like the status quo has failed. an interesting question for rishi sunak would be to seek out

david cameron as... conservative rule. ., , ~ david cameron as... conservative rule. ., , ,, rule. one of the things i think some ofthe rule. one of the things i think some of the guests _ rule. one of the things i think some of the guests we _ rule. one of the things i think some of the guests we have _ rule. one of the things i think some of the guests we have spoken - rule. one of the things i think some of the guests we have spoken to - of the guests we have spoken to today have expressed is the fact david cameron represented a wing of the party that many tory mps thought had gone away from the party after the referendum. and now rishi sunak has brought someone back who may not satisfy a lot of the tory membership.— satisfy a lot of the tory membership. satisfy a lot of the tory membershi -. . �* , ., membership. that's right. there may well be some — membership. that's right. there may well be some anger, _ membership. that's right. there may well be some anger, questions - membership. that's right. there may| well be some anger, questions raised by some on the right of the party. we have suella braverman, often seen as one of their figureheads out, david cameron very much seen as somebody in the centre of the party back in. electorally this may well be something which rishi sunak has thought about because david cameron, as i said, somebody seen as a figure

in the centre of the party compared to people like suella braverman. one of the areas of the uk the tories have been concerned about losing seats have been some of their kind of supposedly more liberal, south—east of england seats, those around surrey, the outskirts of london, the ones where there are lots of marginal seats, even some cabinet ministers like alex chalk and jeremy hunt feeling a threat from the liberal democrats, so i think there is certainly a question of whether there is a political idea at play here, bringing back someone who could potentially unite some of the more central wings of the party as we discussed, with some of the rights of the party, too. what we will be interested in seeing is the reaction to suella braverman's sacking in return. there has already been some reaction i have seen from some tory mps are unhappy at her sacking but we should also remember the tory mps are not the general public who really matter for rishi sunak and whether this appointment will land with the public, will do

anything to boost his position in the opinion polls which for months and months and months now have shown his ratings considerably lower than his ratings considerably lower than his counterpart sir keir starmer. ii his counterpart sir keir starmer. if the labour party is to be believed, that could go either way because many people would have thought that david cameron left and they wouldn't expect to see him in notjust any role in government but one of the most prominent roles. that's right, it will be interesting to see, and i will ask figures in labour today how they feel about this move because on they feel about this move because on the one hand they are already out with the attack lines saying this morning, how could rishi sunak claim this as a party that has changed, that he wants to represent change if he is bringing back a former conservative prime minister, one of labour's main criticisms has been in recent months that rishi sunak can't represent change after 13 years of tory government, the first of which in this particular era being led by david cameron. the flip side to that i think is that certainly there will be some i think in labour potentially a bit nervous about taking on a figure like david

cameron, he somebody with lots of experience and somebody who clearly won a majority after being in coalition with the liberal democrats. he is somebody who i think it is seen as somebody who was electorally successful for the tory party, and therefore could well be somebody that labour are kind of nervous about taking on to some degree, too. we have a statement from david cameron, the new foreign secretary, and lord. the from david cameron, the new foreign secretary, and lord.— secretary, and lord. the statement sa s, "i secretary, and lord. the statement says. "i may _ secretary, and lord. the statement says. "i may have — secretary, and lord. the statement says, "i may have disagreed - secretary, and lord. the statement says, "i may have disagreed with i says, "i may have disagreed with some individual decisions made by rishi sunak, but he is a strong and capable prime minister who is showing exemplary leadership at a difficult time." that statement there that has come in from the new foreign secretary. stay with us for a second, ione wells, but we also have a statement from the new home secretary, the departing foreign secretary, the departing foreign secretary, getting my words mixed up, james cleverly in his statement said his goal as the newly appointed

home secretary was to keep people in this country safe. he said it is an honour to be appointed as home secretary in a tweet and he said the goal is clear, myjob is to keep people in the country safe. of course, he replaces suella braverman who was sacked this morning. it is a departure notjust who was sacked this morning. it is a departure not just from who was sacked this morning. it is a departure notjust from the cabinet but from the front benches and government, she is still an mp and we have been speaking to people throughout the morning who have been saying this will not be the end of suella braverman's political career. of suella braverman's political career. of course, she has ambitions for the topjob and has of course, she has ambitions for the top job and has support among the rank and file of the party and many tory mps. throughout the morning, we will get reaction from tory mps as well to her sacking. but for the moment, let's take a look at her political career and my colleague helen catt reports.— helen catt reports. she's the dau~hter helen catt reports. she's the daughter of— helen catt reports. she's the daughter of migrants - helen catt reports. she's the daughter of migrants who i helen catt reports. she's the| daughter of migrants who put helen catt reports. she's the - daughter of migrants who put taking a tough line on immigration at the

centre of her gender as home secretary. braverman inherited her governments flagship policy. she was also a leading voice, pushing for curbs on all migration and was prepared to say bluntly what she believed. where individuals are being persecuted, it is right that we offer sanctuary. but we will not be able to sustain an asylum system if, in effect, simply being gay or a woman or fearful of discrimination in your country of origin, is sufficient to qualify for protection. originally given the job of home secretary by liz truss, six weeks later, ms braverman was out of the picture. she'd broken the ministerial code by e—mailing a document to someone who shouldn't have seen it and she resigned. when the new prime minister rishi sunak reappointed herjust a week later, it was controversial. was his home secretary right to resign last week for a breach of security? the home secretary made an error. ofjudgment but she recognised that,

she raised the matter- and she accepted her mistake. ms braverman stayed, popular with the right of the party but there were increasing concerns about her choice of language. the wind of change that carried my own parents across the globe in the 20th century was a mere gust compared to the hurricane that is coming. she clashed with the metropolitan police commissioner, sir mark rowley, over pro—palestine protests in london and caused a backlash when she said sleeping rough in tents was sometimes a lifestyle choice. suella fernandes. it was in 2015 that ms braverman, then suella fernandes first entered the commons. a brexiteer, she quit as brexit minister over concerns about theresa may's version of the withdrawal agreement. but laterjoined the cabinet is borisjohnson's attorney general. and in 2021, she became the first cabinet minister to take maternity leave after a change in the law

was rushed through to allow it. she never hid her ambition, though, for the topjob.