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    Watch from Downing Street as Rishi Sunak’s cabinet meet for first time after reshuffle

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Watch from Downing Street as Rishi Sunak’s cabinet meets on Tuesday 14 November for the first time since yesterday’s reshuffle. The prime minister’s new top team – featuring David Cameron – have been […] More

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    Minister suggests Sunak could quit ECHR if government loses Rwanda court case

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Robert Jenrick has said Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation plan will go through with “no ifs, no buts” – suggesting the government could quit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The immigration minister hinted that […] More

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    Piers Morgan asks Jeremy Corbyn 12 times if Hamas are terror organisation

    Piers Morgan clashed with Jeremy Corbyn in a fractious TalkTV interview on Monday night (13 November), in which the host repeatedly questioned the former Labour leader on Hamas.In the space of two minutes, Mr Morgan asked 12 times: “Are Hamas a terror group?”Mr Corbyn, the Islington North MP, responded by repeatedly calling for a ceasefire.Over the course of the whole interview, Mr Corbyn was asked a total of 38 times if he thinks Hamas should stay in power and if he would call them a terror group. More

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    David Cameron in shock return as Sunak sacks Braverman in right-wing cull

    Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Rishi Sunak has risked reigniting the Conservative civil war by sacking his right-wing home secretary Suella Braverman and bringing former Tory PM David Cameron back into government as foreign secretary. The prime minister’s […] More

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    Watch: David Cameron breaks silence on his return to cabinet: ‘It’s not usual’

    Former Prime Minister David Cameron has spoken for the first time since his appointment as the UK’s Foreign Secretary.Mr Cameron was appointed to his new role by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in his cabinet reshuffle, following Suella Braverman’s exit on Monday (13 November).Speaking to Sky News, Mr Cameron said: “I know it’s not usual for a Prime Minister to come back in this way but I believe in public service. The Prime Minister asked me to do this job and it’s a time where we have some daunting challenges as a country.”Mr Cameron added: “I hope that six years as Prime Minister and 11 years leading the Conservative Pary gives me the experience to help the Prime Minister build our alliances.” More

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    Kay Burley says David Cameron has ‘put on weight’ during live TV broadcast amid Cabinet reshuffle

    Kay Burley commented that David Cameron had “put on weight” during a live TV broadcast on Monday, 13 November, as the former prime minister arrived at Downing Street amid Rishi Sunak’s Cabinet reshuffle.The shock appointment came following the sacking of the home secretary Suella Braverman.Former foreign secretary James Cleverly has replaced Ms Braverman.After Mr Cameron emerged from a car outside Number 10, the broadcaster and Sky News’ deputy political editor Sam Coates commented on his career since stepping down from the top post.Ms Burley was heard saying Mr Cameron had “put on weight.” More