Can Cameron save Sunak’s political career?
Tagus Saitong newspaper wrote in an article: David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, recently became the new Foreign Minister in a decree from the Prime Minister of this country. But as a Brexit opponent and China lobbyist, he could create more problems than solve Britain’s problems.
The author continued to write: David Cameron’s return as Foreign Secretary in the UK seems amazing.
This conservative prime minister from 2010 to 2016 was actually long retired. He had written his memoirs, made millions of dollars in the private sector, and was recently committed to Alzheimer’s research.
But about six weeks ago, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said at the Conservative Party’s annual conference that he wanted to end thirty years of failed politics. He announced that now he is appointing a key figure from these thirty years to a key post.
Meanwhile, domestic political calculations are important for Rishi Sunak. David Cameron represents the wealthy middle class who turned their backs on the Conservatives under Boris Johnson. Sunak should bring back these lost core voters for the next election.
But for the populist conservative right, which has been at loggerheads with its own party since Johnson’s fall, Cameron is a trigger and his return would be a declaration of war. David Cameron was against Brexit as Prime Minister. He advocated friendship with China and later continued this work and approach with private lobbying.
However, as Foreign Secretary, Cameron will be either going against his previous views or going against current government policy in two key policy areas.
Berliner Zeitung also wrote in an article: Cameron was forced to resign due to the Brexit referendum. Now David Cameron is back in a surprising way. What has he done in the meantime and what can be expected now?
Cameron resigned from the government in 2016 after failing to convince British voters to ignore the Brexit sirens. “The will of the British people is a directive that must be carried out,” he said a few weeks after his countrymen’s narrow but clear decision to leave the EU. Three months later, he announced that he would give up his seat in parliament and retire from politics altogether.
It continues: The return of David Cameron, 57, to one of the government’s most high-profile posts is sure to be closely scrutinised. His criticism of his own Conservative Party since resigning is all the more reason for this.
Rishi Sunak had promised to overhaul Britain after what he called the failed policies of the past 30 years. Now he is giving Cameron, a representative of the same “failed” system, a platform to revive his political career.
Germany’s NTV also wrote in an article: British Prime Minister Sunak is doing badly in the polls and is fighting for his political survival. The Conservative Party is trying to change the situation by changing the cabinet.
Hardly anyone expected such a thing when former British Prime Minister David Cameron returned to the London government as Foreign Minister. This is the result of a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.
The fact that he is now becoming a minister also surprised political commentators. Sunak is currently fighting for his political survival in the face of dismal poll numbers and general elections due next year. The cabinet was expected to change for some time. However, it is unclear whether Cameron’s appointment will lead to the expected turnaround in the polls.
Of course, experts consider Cameron to be an element of political failure after failing in the referendum debates. Opponents of Brexit are also offended by him. In addition, there is a legacy of austerity and rapprochement with China that is now viewed critically. A few years ago, he was also criticized for his lobbying work for the now-bankrupt financial services provider Greenseal Capital.