the company greensill. why should voters trust yourjudgment now?— trust your 'udgment now?w? the most important thing i've _ trust yourjudgment now? the most important thing i've done _ trust yourjudgment now? the most important thing i've done since - important thing i've done since leaving office is to act as president of alzheimer's research and to raise millions of pounds and help our scientists to get closer to a diagnosis and a cure for something that affects almost 1 million a diagnosis and a cure for something that affects almost1 million people in our country. but today, i resigned from all of those things, from all of the businesses i've been helping at all the other things i've been doing, including being a professor at nyu. that all stops, i now have one job as foreign secretary of the united kingdom and i'm very proud to work with our prime minister to make sure our country can be as secure and as prosperous as possible. i noticed ou prosperous as possible. i noticed you ducked _ prosperous as possible. i noticed you ducked my — prosperous as possible. i notice

and, of course, he was embroiled in the subsequent scandal over greensill.levated lord cameron's appointment as foreign secretary in a few minutes. first, nick's there. nick, was this the best—kept secret in politics? a tiny atiny number of a tiny number of people knew about this and, yes, they kept quiet about it. the daily telegraph is reporting tonight that rishi sunak and david cameron met last tuesday to discuss this move and i was speaking to a former member of the cabinet who knows both of them very well and this person told me that yes indeed, they did meet last week. what i was also told was it was william hague who played the role of cupid. william hague knows and admires rishi sunak very well because rishi sunak succeeded him as conservative mp for richmond in north yorkshire. william hague great admiration for david cameron, they had a very good report when william hague was his foreign secretary. so what you have todayis foreign secretary. so what you have today is a young prime minister turning to an experienced hand to give gravitas to that ca

kappa capital. group, greensill capital.ggest honour of my life to serve our country as prime minister. his legacy as prime minister is brexit, and the misjudgment in the referendum. some voters will never forgive him for that, or the programme of austerity he oversaw. it's very rare for a former prime minister to return to the cabinet. it means an experienced voice in the top team at a time of international turmoil, but it gives opposition parties and some tories plenty to complain about. vicki young, bbc news, westminster. our deputy political reporter done a corresponding reporting of the return of david cameron. live now to joe twyman, co—founder and director of the public opinion consultancy deltapoll. what do you think? i don't actually think it will — what do you think? i don't actually think it will make _ what do you think? i don't actually think it will make much _ what do you think? i don't actually think it will make much difference | think it will make much difference either way. the average person on the street

do you have any regrets about the greensill lobbying? his private meetings since leaving the office of prime minister have led some to raise questions, lobbying the government on behalf of collapsed finance firm greensill capital, showing a significant lack ofjudgement, according to a parliamentary committee, a matter david cameron insists is in the past. as far as i'm concerned, that is all dealt with and in the past and i now have onejob as britain's foreign secretary, as part of rishi sunak�*s team to try and make sure this country can be as secure and as prosperous in a difficult and dangerous world. at the lord mayor's banquet, always a forum for foreign policy, the prime minister said his new foreign secretary will build on the achievements of the past year. these are deeply challenging times for our world. events far beyond our shores echo here at home, with implications for our security, our economy, and our very social fabric. it falls to us to do everything we can to shape these events. we will shortly be heading to buckingham

he house of lords at all. -- greensil scandal. ., ., scandal.hink— scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote, do you think it _ scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote, do you think it will _ scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote, do you think it will bring - scandal. he oversaw that referendum vote, do you think it will bring the - vote, do you think it will bring the party together? the vote, do you think it will bring the party together?— party together? the conservative pa has party together? the conservative party has been — party together? the conservative party has been divided _ party together? the conservative party has been divided for - party together? the conservative party has been divided for a - party together? the conservative i party has been divided for a number of years now, there will be divisions over the sacking of suella braverman, a right to do so, but i'm sure will annoy some people on the conservative right, and david cameron will also prove a divisive figure. rishi sunak is a government thatjust can't do the work. t

has been the group, greensill kappa capital.to serve our country as prime minister. to serve our country as prime minister-— to serve our country as prime minister. ., , ., , ., ,~ minister. the legacy he has asked prime minister _ minister. the legacy he has asked prime minister is _ minister. the legacy he has asked prime minister is brexit, - minister. the legacy he has asked prime minister is brexit, and - minister. the legacy he has asked prime minister is brexit, and the| prime minister is brexit, and the misjudgment heater when the referendum. some voters will never forgive him for that, all the programme of austerity he oversaw. it's very rare for a former prime minister to to the cabinet. it means an experienced voice in the top team at a time of international turmoil, but it gives opposition parties and some tories plenty to complain about. our political correspondent ione wells is in downing street, there's been rumours for so long about a possible reshuffle, why this morning? about a possible reshuffle, why this morn

he greensill, which went under.ministers, including rishi sunak, we know he has sunak, and we know he has connections, financial connections, financial connections to china. so they rushed that through. did they do it with in decent haste and could they have possibly done the scrutiny proper in such a short period of time ? we don't know. >> it's quite an opaque group . >> it's quite an opaque group. the house of lords appointments commission, we're not even told when they're reviewing an appointment merely after it's happened. is a classic happened. and this is a classic slightly up idea, given slightly stitched up idea, given that they talked. talk started last tuesday and these talks can go last tuesday and these talks can 9° ' last tuesday and these talks can go , as you know, a long time go, as you know, a long time over particularly when there's been an issue of concern about the issue of greensill and the lobbying by david cameron. of course, he was cleared. he was cleared over that. was cleared over that. bu

there were lucrative speaking tours, charity work, and then a role with the finance group greensill capitaltee of mps later accused him of a significant lack ofjudgement over his lobbying of ministers. the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a senior figure around the cabinet table and one with good contacts on the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage. plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. good evening, good evening, how are you? in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub and hailed a golden era of closer relations with beijing. now, a vocal section of tory mps see china as a huge threat. his foreign policy record includes the 2011 military intervention in libya. it was later strongly criticised by the foreign affairs select committee, which said action had been taken with no proper intelligence analysis, and it left libya a failed state. for many voters, lord cameron is associated with public sector cuts and, of course, brexit. his confidence that he could win the argument to keep the u

he thought he going to a billion he was going to make a billion out greensill in fact, what out of greensilla billion. it was ridiculous . and i find the whole ridiculous. and i find the whole thing pathetic . and the point thing pathetic. and the point that it makes about china is 100% right. him and his useless mate. osborne right. we're going to say china's the greatest right now. we're discovering that china actually wants to own all our tech and all our telecoms and is spying on us. >> look, we've got a foreign secretary who reportedly has done some rather fascinating business in the middle east, in the middle of an israel conflict . right. right. so this is happening. we've also we've also got, you know, a guy who is massively pro—china when china is making all the wrong noises at the moment. it is a remarkable choice for foreign secretary given the current political climate . but cameron, political climate. but cameron, of course, you know, allegedly with his business interests. there we go. look very quickly before i move on to a story that i want to get you on, i am just going to te

he thought he going to a billion he was going to make a billion out greensill in fact, what out of greensillbillion. it was ridiculous . and i find the whole ridiculous. and i find the whole thing pathetic . and the point thing pathetic. and the point that it makes about china is 100% right. him and his useless mate. osborne right. we're going to say china's the greatest right now. we're discovering that china actually wants to own all our tech and all our telecoms and is spying on us. >> look, we've got a foreign secretary who reportedly has done some rather fascinating business in the middle east, in the middle of an israel conflict . right. right. so this is happening. we've also we've also got, you know, a guy who is massively pro—china when china is making all the wrong noises at the moment. it is a remarkable choice for foreign secretary given the current political climate . but cameron, political climate. but cameron, of course, you know, allegedly with his business interests. there we go. look very quickly before i move on to a story that i want to get you on, i am just going to tell

there were lucrative speaking tours, charity work, and then a role with the finance group greensill capitala significant lack ofjudgment over his lobbying of ministers. the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a seniorfigure around the cabinet table, and one with good contacts on the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage — plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. good evening, good evening, how are you? in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub, and hailed a golden era of closer relations with beijing. today, a vocal group of tory mps regard china as a huge threat and think lord cameron has fostered business links with the country. i think there is a very clear conflict of the moment. until that is cleared up, i don't see how this works. because seven of us are sanctioned, we are under attack the whole time, our families are by the chinese government and their acolytes. and, you know, he is now coming in, having very close ties until literally quite recently. his foreign policy record includ

>> what about greensill with david cameron green cleared over all that cleared, but he all that may beeared, but he was the he was prime was the he was the prime minister who he found it minister who said he found it abhorrent ministers left abhorrent when ministers left office and then lobbied the government he was government. and there he was lobbying the government well, with whatsapp injudiciously sent to ben yes, you're right. but >> ben yes, you're right. but what has happened in short order without us knowing was a thing called holac. the house of called the holac. the house of lords appointments commission did peerage against did consider his peerage against the you're talking the standards you're talking about and cleared him . about and cleared him. >> let ask you this well. >> let me ask you this as well. one of things that i find one of the things that i find quite and maybe my quite staggering and maybe my maybe connected maybe i'm just not connected in the whatsapp the right whatsapp groups normally on normally nothing goes on in politics, it seems without it politics, so

there were lucrative speaking tours, charity work, and then a role with the finance group greensill capital accused him of a significant lack ofjudgment over his lobbying of ministers. the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a seniorfigure around the cabinet table, and one with good contacts on the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage — plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. good evening, good evening, how are you? in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub, and hailed a golden era of closer relations with beijing. today, a vocal group of tory mps regard china as a huge threat and think lord cameron has fostered business links with the country. i think there is a very clear conflict of the moment. until that is cleared up, i don't see how this works. because seven of us are sanctioned, we are under attack the whole time, our families are by the chinese government and their acolytes. and, you know, he is now coming in, having very close ties until literally quite recently. his foreign poli

there were lucrative speaking tours, charity work, and then a role with the finance group greensill capital mps later accused him of a significant lack ofjudgement over his lobbying of ministers. the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a senior figure around the cabinet table and one with good contacts on the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage. plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. good evening, good evening, how are you? in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub and hailed a golden era of closer relations with beijing. now a vocal section of tory mps see china as a huge threat. his foreign policy record includes the 2011 military intervention in libya. it was later strongly criticised by the foreign affairs select committee, which said action had been taken with no proper intelligence analysis, and it left libya a failed state. for many voters, lord cameron is associated with public sector cuts and, of course, brexit. his confidence that he could win the argument to keep the uk to re

do you have any regrets about the greensill lobbying?vate meetings since leaving the office of prime minister have led some to raise questions, lobbying the government on behalf of collapsed finance firm greensill capital, showing a significant lack ofjudgement, according to a parliamentary committee, a matter david cameron insists is in the past. as far as i'm concerned, that is all dealt with and in the past and i now have onejob as britain's foreign secretary, as part of rishi sunak�*s team to try and make sure this country can be as secure and as prosperous in a difficult and dangerous world. at the lord mayor's banquet, always a forum for foreign policy, the prime minister said his new foreign secretary will build on the achievements of the past year. these are deeply challenging times for our world. events far beyond our shores echo here at home, with implications for our security, our economy, and our very social fabric. it falls to us to do everything we can to shape these events. we will shortly be heading to buckingham palace t

david cameron was the well-paid public- cameron was the well—paid public face of lex greensill.rime minister's onjudgment? mr appointment set by the prime minister's on judgment? minister's on 'udgment? mr speaker, is the minister's on judgment? mr speaker, is the honourable _ minister's on judgment? mr speaker, is the honourable gentleman - minister's on judgment? mr speaker, is the honourable gentleman knows, | is the honourable gentleman knows, the government commissioned nigel boardman to look at all those issues and strengthen the system following those recommendations. i am very confident, mr speaker, that this nation will be rather presented by the former prime minister abroad. he is a prime minister with unrivalled expense of foreign affairs, will help britain navigate an uncertain world in challenging times, and in contrast, the party opposite would offer to the country a shadow foreign secretary who back his predecessor to be leader, was paid to appear on russian television and even voted against trident. does that sound like a man who should represent britain? the tha

talked about the risks with david cameron because austerity, brexit, all that controversy around greensillt is the benefit here? so those are all true. he brings a lot of baggage, kind of luxury baggage from the former prime ministerial life. but he hasn't really settled. he hasn't really found a job or a role that was satisfying to him. i think what it does bring, it'sjust a grown up for rishi sunak to talk to in the cabinet and i'm not being entirely glib about that. i think he's aware that a lot of people and we see it further down the reshuffle ranks that are going on right now as we're talking. there are a lot of people who would be perfectly credible senior ministers, but having to be hoiked up into the cabinet, partly because a lot of talent left in the exodus after brexit and the divisions in the party. also, a lot of people have just decided, "well, we're unlikely to win the next election". "i might as well get on with the rest of my life." and i think rishi sunak wants to have some people around him who are experienced, who are worldly. remember, this israel—gaza crisis is not go

they were speaking tours, charity work, and then a role with the finance group he greensill capital.unak a seniorfigure the return of david cameron gives rishi sunak a senior figure around the cabinet table and one with good contacts in the world stage. but with all those years of experience comes a lot of baggage. plenty for the opposition parties and some tory mps to complain about. good evening, good evening, how are you? in you? i n power , you? in power, he wooed the chinese president over a pint in an english pub, and hailed a golden era of closer relations with beijing. now, a vocal section of tory mps see china as a huge threat. his foreign policy record includes the 2011 military intervention in libya. it was later strongly criticised by the foreign affairs select committee, which said action had been taken with no proper intelligence analysis, and it left libya a failed state. for many voters, lord cameron is associated with public sector cuts, and of course, brexit. his confidence that he could win the argument for the uk to remain in the eu was his biggest political misca

. should voters greensill. now? >> well, the most important thing i've done since since leaving office was to act as president of alzheimer's research and to raise millions of pounds and help our scientists to get closer to a diagnosis and a cure for something that affects almost a million people in our country. but today i resign from all of those things, from all of the businesses i've been helping and all the other things i've been doing, including being a professor at nyu , that all professor at nyu, that all stops. i now have one job as foreign secretary of the united kingdom, and i'm very proud to work with our prime minister to try our country try and make sure our country can be as secure and as prosperous as possible. >> i noticed you ducked my question on greensill. >> there specific answer >> there a specific answer to that >> there a specific answer to tha the treasury select committee >> the treasury select committee branding a significant lack of judgement. >> well, think all those >> well, i thin

david cameron was the well paid public face of lex greensill . face of lex greensill.mpanies are facing criminal investigations in switzerland, germany and here in the uk . david cameron messaged the uk. david cameron messaged ministers and officials. 62 times, times over greensill's covid loan guarantees . the covid loan guarantees. the treasury select committee called this a significant lack of judgement . what is his judgement. what is his appointment say about the prime minister's own judgement? prime minister >> mr mr speaker, as the honourable gentleman knows, the government commission , nigel government commission, nigel boardman, to review all those issues and strengthen the system following those recommendations. but i'm very confident, mr speaker , that this nation will speaker, that this nation will be well represented by the former prime minister abroad . he former prime minister abroad. he is a prime minister with unrivalled experience of foreign affairs, will help britain navigate an uncertain world in challenging times. and in contrast , the party opposi

i think greensill challenges as i think that real concern that is a real concern and i think labour think labour are probably right to and to attack think labour are probably right to that and to attack think labour are probably right to that will and to attack think labour are probably right to that will have to attack think labour are probably right to that will have beentack that. that will have been considered. at the point considered. and at the point that in post, i think that he was put in post, i think both those things are both of those things are outweighed and this your outweighed and this is to your first point overshadowing first point on overshadowing the prime minister, they're outweighed by the fact that far from rishi sunak, from out shadowing rishi sunak, what this will enable what i think this will enable him is focus more squarely him to do is focus more squarely on domestic agenda. would on the domestic agenda. it would be the year be very possible in the year before election with the war before an election with the war in increasing in ukraine and the increasin

. >> okay amy i'm nominating lord greensill . greensill. >> sorry.is still to come. >> that one is still to come. >> this is all about the great britain. don't worry. that's all good. >> my greatest britain is a lady called vivian silva . now she's called vivian silva. now she's been confirmed as one of the victims of the hamas massacre. she's canadian born israeli she's a canadian born israeli activist and she dedicated her life to advocating for palestinian rights and peace between israel and palestine. she even volunteered with a group in gaza who needed cancer care so they could visit israeli hospitals and her family have said the events of october the 7th would have absolutely broken her heart . her heart. >> i mean, look, it's well, it's incredibly strong. it's very , incredibly strong. it's very, very strong. three that i have made my decision and i am going in light of today's events for russian alley mp, which i didn't think i would do, which of course is the mp, the labour mp there who has come under massive fire in bethnal green . right. f

. >> okay amy i'm nominating lord greensill . greensill. >> sorry.is still to come. >> that one is still to come. >> this is all about the great britain. don't worry. that's all good. >> my greatest britain is a lady called vivian silva . now she's called vivian silva. now she's been confirmed as one of the victims of the hamas massacre. she's canadian born israeli she's a canadian born israeli activist and she dedicated her life to advocating for palestinian rights and peace between israel and palestine. she even volunteered with a group in gaza who needed cancer care so they could visit israeli hospitals and her family have said the events of october the 7th would have absolutely broken her heart . her heart. >> i mean, look, it's well, it's incredibly strong. it's very , incredibly strong. it's very, very strong. three that i have made my decision and i am going in light of today's events for russian alley mp, which i didn't think i would do, which of course is the mp, the labour mp there who has come under massive fire in bethnal green . right. f

well, now we have lord cameron of greensill. yes, he's back . of greensill. yes, he's back.nister cosied up to the eastern nation and even arranged a state visit for xi jinping when the queen had a banquet for the chinese dictator . yes, the chinese dictator. yes, i agree with biden. he's a dictator . agree with biden. he's a dictator. for agree with biden. he's a dictator . for there agree with biden. he's a dictator. for there was one man that refused to attend that's also now in power. yep king charles iii, made a rather controversial decision to not turn up to the state banquet. i think history is remembering the king charles rather better than david cameron. but also imagine being a tory mp, right now. there's what, 350 odd of them and rishi sunak thinks they're so bad that not one of them is capable of being the foreign secretary. that's a pretty bad sign about the state of tory mps. so maybe in a way i agree with rishi sunak. none of them are good enough to hold the great offices of state, so why don't we fling the whole lot of them out now? i'll be your defend anythi

well, now we have lord cameron of greensill. yes, he's back . of greensill. yes, he's back.nister cosied up to the eastern nation and even arranged a state visit for xi jinping when the queen had a banquet for the chinese dictator . yes, the chinese dictator. yes, i agree with biden. he's a dictator . agree with biden. he's a dictator. for agree with biden. he's a dictator . for there agree with biden. he's a dictator. for there was one man that refused to attend that's also now in power. yep king charles iii, made a rather controversial decision to not turn up to the state banquet. i think history is remembering the king charles rather better than david cameron. but also imagine being a tory mp, right now. there's what, 350 odd of them and rishi sunak thinks they're so bad that not one of them is capable of being the foreign secretary. that's a pretty bad sign about the state of tory mps. so maybe in a way i agree with rishi sunak. none of them are good enough to hold the great offices of state, so why don't we fling the whole lot of them out now? i'll be your defend anythi

i mean, that was it's not just the greensill , was it's not just the greensill, greensill and telecomsbviously the papers will have been keeping a little of powder dry on little bit of powder dry on those you that those. so do you think that after he wrote a book that no one knew about, the only person that's to be in that's happy for him to be in this is his wife? this government is his wife? because sitting home because he was sitting at home watching every watching place in the sun every day. in the sun. day. he was in the sun. >> this show >> well, listen, this show is nothing and your nothing without you and your views. our views. so let's welcome our great let's see great british voices. let's see what to say about what they have to say about this, this whole business with david got alan. david cameron. i've got alan. how many have i got of you? i've got of yes, i've got got four of you. yes, i've got alan let's start alan cook there. let's start with cook. you're with you, alan cook. you're there what you there in london. what do you think? cameron. back. think? david cameron. h

. >> was the >> well, maybe he was the greensill. yeah. ll. yeah. keeping it's >> well, maybe he was the greera long ah. keeping it's >> well, maybe he was the greera long time,eeping it's >> well, maybe he was the greera long time, but1g it's >> well, maybe he was the greera long time, but1g it'what been a long time, but like what you about like it's bad you said about like it's bad when people like when the chinese people like him. yeah. we want we him. yeah. we don't want we don't to liked him. yeah. we don't want we d0|the to liked him. yeah. we don't want we d0|the chinese. to liked him. yeah. we don't want we d0|the chinese. no, to liked him. yeah. we don't want we d0|the chinese. no, it liked him. yeah. we don't want we d0|the chinese. no, it reminds by the chinese. no, it reminds me clinton in, me of when bill clinton in, like, 1998 or something went in front united nations, he front of the united nations, he got standing ovation front got a standing ovation in front of and of the united nations. and americans were a most americans

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didn't he, over this greensill affair.barrassing for him when his whatsapp exposed whatsapp messages were exposed as to lobby parts of as he tried to lobby parts of government. now doing government. he's now back doing what which is what he's good at, which is pubuc what he's good at, which is public service. he's nearly 60, what he's good at, which is puiyears rvice. he's nearly 60, what he's good at, which is puiyears rvice. than nearly 60, what he's good at, which is puiyears rvice. than nea|prime 20 years older than the prime minister the man, the minister he's the old man, the grey but also the wise man grey man. but also the wise man in the room for rishi sunak. i was struck by the photographs at the last month. the party conference last month. everyone around everyone looks so young around rishi sunak and they do what the idea is bringing older idea is of bringing in older people like david cameron, but also younger people also younger, younger people will get promoted along the lines claire who is lines of claire c

all this issue with this guy that he worked for, this guy that he worked for, this financier, lex greensillleet street have got things tucked that they may tucked away that maybe they may be publish about be pressing publish on about that did huge damage that he did himself huge damage just he was just to remind people he was lobbying ministers, lobbying government ministers, including rishi sunak, the chancellor, on behalf of a company subsequently went company which subsequently went bust. absolutely. having the bust. absolutely. having had the guy cabinet guy greensill in the cabinet office when he was prime minister, like he minister, which looked like he was appointment, was giving him an appointment, hadn't he warming him for hadn't he warming him up for when he left number 10? >> that will all come back. >> so that will all come back. emma, what do you think? david cameron talking about cameron we're not talking about suella we? so that's game. suella are we? so that's game. that's something for cameron suella are we? so that's game. that'sbutnething for cameron suella are we? so tha

and this is a man let's let's not forget that got 10 million from greensill for lobbying the governmentrals, i hope it's not. david cameron. well and potentially, and of course, potentially, reportedly be getting a little bit too close china in trying bit too close to china in trying to a bob or two. to make a bob or two. >> but i'm wondering, you know, what the plan here? is he what is the plan here? is he going to bring back or seek to bnng going to bring back or seek to bring back the nought point 7% of gdp being spent every year on foreign aid? >> yeah . well, rishi sunak's >> yeah. well, rishi sunak's already committed to 0.5, so let's just bear that in mind . so let's just bear that in mind. so that's already a commitment he's made. now, i'm not i wouldn't be surprised if cameron uses some sort inflation as excuse to sort of inflation as excuse to up that budget, even further. and in 2022 . we spent 12.8 and in 2022. we spent 12.8 billion gbp on oda, which is official development assistance . official development assistance. so we're already spending a fortune . whilst we're askin

and there's the whole greensill thing. >> that's just the tip of the iceberg of finance iceberg in termsaivety . why are mean, but the naivety. why are you people have forgotten you saying people have forgotten ? don't think people ? i have. i don't think people have forgotten. they remember. was it president xi drinking a pint? >> yeah, the pint. >> yeah, the pint. >> you know, the way china operates. of operates. it's the kind of softly, softly approach they they they somehow just inveigle themselves. it's not a confrontational thing, but they inveigle themselves into africa, into the caribbean region, into everywhere. >> well, he's given speeches on the belt and road and our universities , as you know, this universities, as you know, this is actually genuinely look for all for all the stuff on the front pages. >> we have got. i'll just quickly again, you know, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph ou know, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph hunt ow, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph hunt the daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph hunt the

and there's the whole greensill thing. >> that's just the tip of the iceberg of finance iceberg in termsut the naivety . why are mean, but the naivety. why are you people have forgotten you saying people have forgotten ? don't think people ? i have. i don't think people have forgotten. they remember. was it president xi drinking a pint? >> yeah, the pint. >> yeah, the pint. >> you know, the way china operates. of operates. it's the kind of softly, softly approach they they they somehow just inveigle themselves. it's not a confrontational thing, but they inveigle themselves into africa, into the caribbean region, into everywhere. >> well, he's given speeches on the belt and road and our universities , as you know, this universities, as you know, this is actually genuinely look for all for all the stuff on the front pages. >> we have got. i'll just quickly again, you know, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph ou know, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph hunt ow, daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph hunt the daily >> we have got. i'll just quick telegraph h

and then of course, there's the questions about the greensill, about the lobbying .y yesterday and also about his position on china. so ian duncan smith has come out and said that he thinks that's a conflict. so certainly difficulties , not certainly difficulties, not least, of course, the fact that he's now lord cameron, he cannot sit in the house of commons, he can't be questioned by mps in the house of commons. so there's certainly an issue of accountability and people saying, well, we've got an unelected prime minister in rishi sunak . unelected prime minister in rishi sunak. he wasn't unelected prime minister in rishi sunak . he wasn't elected rishi sunak. he wasn't elected by the public. he wasn't elected by the public. he wasn't elected by the public. he wasn't elected by the membership. and now we've got an unelected foreign secretary as well. so not without the problems bringing david cameron back. >> catherine, i spoke earlier with jonathan haslam, who was a former downing street director of communications for the john major regime , and he said there major

ministers, including rishi for a company rishi sunak, for a company called he's only 57. called greensillarrington. >> yeah , whatever in the past >> yeah, whatever in the past who were not mps, but who paid off that foreign secretary bit with a class and a diplomacy. >> and david cameron, of course, still knows lots of world leaders . he knows macron. he leaders. he knows macron. he knows the president of the united states. he's still got good contacts. and what they'll do, create period for do, they'll create a period for him. could be foreign him. he could be foreign secretary this afternoon. amazing it will be it will amazing and it will be it will it will reset government and it will reset the government and it will reset the government and it just it will stop. people just concentrate squabble over concentrate on the squabble over the secretary suella the home secretary suella braverman something that's absolutely right. >> suddenly not >> actually, suddenly we're not talking about braverman. we're talking about braverman. we're talking about braverman. we're talking about curveball