Former U.K. PM David Cameron returns to government as foreign secretary

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak shocked political pundits today in a major shakeup of his Conservative government.

In a highly unusual move, former prime minister David Cameron was named Foreign Secretary.

It’s rare for a former leader – and a non-lawmaker – to take a senior government post.

The government said Cameron will be appointed to parliament’s unelected upper chamber, the House of Lords.

Questions have been raised about Sunak’s choice given that Cameron’s legacy remains deeply contentious.

Cameron takes over for James Cleverly who has become Home Secretary, after Sunak sacked his divisive former Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

For more on the political shakeup in the UK, we’re joined by Sir John Curtice – British political scientist and Professor of Politics at the University of Strathclyde.