was rushed through to allow it. she never hid her ambition, though, for the topjob. asked if she would run for leader here before her boss had actually resigned. i'll be straight with you, robert, yes, iwill. in the resulting contest, she came sixth, but suspicions swirled that her punchy style was, in part, but setting the ground for another run. it's the guardian reading, tofu—eating, wokerati, dare i say, anti—growth coalition that we have to thank for the disruption that we are seeing on our roads today. for now, suella braverman will return to the backbenches. it seems unlikely, though, that she'll do it quietly. helen catt, bbc news, westminster. helen catt reporting. i have been looking at our live page and our political editor chris mason has been sharing his thoughts on this morning in westminster. he says as moments go in politics —— as corr blimey moments go. he says it is not unprecedented for the foreign secretary to be someone in the house of lords. but the return of a former prime minister to the cabinet table have, and i quote chris in his inimitable style, wowzers value to it". someone who covered david cameron while he was prime minister, i did not expect to see him back in downing street this morning taking up downing street this morning taking up one of the great offices of state. it has been quite a morning and it all began, as we have been reporting, after suella braverman was sacked this morning by rishi sunak. it had been widely tipped that she was going to be sacked and then the real surprise came when david cameron walked up the street this morning. i don't think many people saw that coming, political correspondence or editors. then we got news that the foreign secretary james cleverly would be moved to the home office. and then finally the confirmation that in the musical chairs that always comes in a cabinet reshuffle that david cameron was been appointed to the house of lords and was going to become our new foreign secretary. it wasn't too long ago we saw him make that very shortjourney to number ten across to the foreign office, which is only maybe 15, 20 metres across the road. it is an office mr cameron was no stranger to come he was prime minister and he takes up the job of foreign secretary at a very interesting and tricky time while there are a lot of issues that are pressing, most notably, of course, the israel—gaza war. to discuss this in more detail i am joined by ione wells, our political correspondent. chris's way of words, wowzers. how would you describe this morning, ione. would you describe this morning, lone. ., . , would you describe this morning, ione. ., ., , , . ., ione. totally unexpected how everyone _ ione. totally unexpected how everyone is — ione. totally unexpected how everyone is feeling _ ione. totally unexpected how everyone is feeling about - ione. totally unexpected how everyone is feeling about this appointment. i don't think anyone was expecting a return to front line politics any time soon for david cameron. he wasn't even sitting in the house of lords until this morning and this new appointment. totally unprecedented, as chris has said, a sort of wowzers moment. former health secretary matt hancock, of course, no longer a conservative mp but did sort of serve in cabinet previously called this a brilliant decision by the pm to make david cameron foreign secretary. superb for the uk bringing his experience to guide us through difficult times. one of the big questions for rishi sunak is why now and why bring back somebody like david cameron at this moment? one of the bigger tag lines from the opposition parties today has been that if rishi sunak is serious about representing change, why bring back somebody who was himself not only prime minister, resident here in downing street when he was prime ministerfrom downing street when he was prime minister from 2010. downing street when he was prime ministerfrom 2010. i downing street when he was prime minister from 2010.— downing street when he was prime minister from 2010. i have been told b m minister from 2010. i have been told by my team — minister from 2010. i have been told by my team i — minister from 2010. i have been told by my team i have — minister from 2010. i have been told by my team i have called _ minister from 2010. i have been told by my team i have called you - minister from 2010. i have been told by my team i have called you ione i by my team i have called you ione catt. ~ ., by my team i have called you ione catt. . ., , by my team i have called you ione catt. ~ ., , ., , ., by my team i have called you ione catt. .,, _ catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat. he catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat- he knows _ catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat. he knows more _ catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat. he knows more than _ catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat. he knows more than we - catt. we have seen lots of larry the cat. he knows more than we do! - catt. we have seen lots of larry the | cat. he knows more than we do! we don't call out _ cat. he knows more than we do! we don't call out a _ cat. he knows more than we do! we don't call out a former— cat. he knows more than we do! we don't call out a former prime - don't call out a former prime minister who has effectively gone into political retirement back into prominence without having a plan. that's right. we will be keen to see in the coming days, what is his plan, is at something he has discussed with the rishi sunak? and is it something that they are completely united on? this is a huge brief and we know that david cameron will now be responsible for the uk's response to the crisis in the middle east, to ukraine, as well. big questions at a very difficult time. quite an unsettling time, as well, potentially for some to change leadership at that moment. it must show that he has some sort of serious vision in mind or change of direction in mind because normally at times of crisis, people tend to sort of keep the same figures in position to keep an element of stability unless that figure has done something wrong. lilly, when it came to suella braverman, the home office is a big brief and one where lots of big policy areas have been in the spotlight at the moment, where the protests are policed and the government's plan to send asylum seekers to rwanda. from some of her allies, there was nervousness about moving a home secretary at that time. however, in her case, she had clearly not toed the line on various occasions. to that extent, she had done something wrong, not necessarily followed what rishi sunak wanted her to do when it came to her stance and tone around certain issues. a more obvious reason potentially be sacked. interesting forjames cleverly about whether this would be a move that he was expecting or that he wanted. and for how long was david cameron lined up for how long was david cameron lined up to potentially replace him? home up to potentially replace him? ione we 'ust not up to potentially replace him? ione wejust got a _ up to potentially replace him? ione we just got a full— up to potentially replace him? lone we just got a full statement from lord cameron, as he is now. he has said he wanted to deliver the security and prosperity in our country needs and to be part of the strongest possible team that serves the united kingdom. and that can be presented to the country when the general election is held. he goes on to say, "i believe in public service, that's what motivated me to get involved in politics in the 19805, get involved in politics in the 1980s, to work in government in the 19905, 1980s, to work in government in the 1990s, become a member of parliament in the 2000and put myself forward party leader, and prime minister". quite a long statement but i will continue. "the foreign office, the uk's diplomats and diplomats and spies and aid capabilities, some of the finest assets of their kind anywhere in the world. i know from my time in office that they are staffed by brilliant, patriotic, and hard—working people and they have been well led by james cleverly, with whom i look forward to working in his vital new role. it will be an honour to serve our country." something which struck me, david cameron will also be a foreign secretary going around the world, trying to secure trade deals in a post—brexit world. as a prime minister who campaigned against that. , , ._ minister who campaigned against that. , , , that. yes, this may well cause consternation _ that. yes, this may well cause consternation within _ that. yes, this may well cause consternation within the - that. yes, this may well cause consternation within the tory. that. yes, this may well cause - consternation within the tory party. david cameron famously was campaigning for remain. he was strongly of the remain camp and resigned as a result of losing the referendum that he wanted remain to win that he was supporting remain. certainly, recently, the cabinet has been made up of a mix of some remainers and some brexiteers. but in the great offices of state, suella braverman has gone, one of the leading brexiteers and james cleverly, a brexiteer now gone from foreign secretary to the home office. it is interesting. many remember that referendum as his legacy, as they think that he left because of and his final kind of big political moment. how much that will define him going forward and, as you say, on an international stage, will be fascinating to watch. fine say, on an international stage, will be fascinating to watch.— say, on an international stage, will be fascinating to watch. one of the olitical be fascinating to watch. one of the political carbonation _ be fascinating to watch. one of the political carbonation is _ be fascinating to watch. one of the political carbonation is the - be fascinating to watch. one of the political carbonation is the prime i political carbonation is the prime minister must have made is the fact that on the international stage, i have been a correspondent for a long time before i came back, david cameron is well known.- time before i came back, david cameron is well known. that's right. clearl not cameron is well known. that's right. clearly not just _ cameron is well known. that's right. clearly notjust because _ cameron is well known. that's right. clearly notjust because of, - cameron is well known. that's right. clearly notjust because of, as - cameron is well known. that's right. clearly notjust because of, as you i clearly notjust because of, as you say, the referendum as a former prime minister he travelled the world and he was well known internationally. that may give him a leg up in a sense because often when people first get the role the foreign secretary, it is such a big brief to take on, it involves almost weekly trips around the world, meeting fellow foreign ministers, leaders of foreign countries, to kind of talk about whether it is diplomatic issues that are ongoing at the time, shared interests, trade, as you say. at the moment, of course, a lot of diplomatic conversations are centring around the conflict in the middle east, how to get hostages are released from gaza, but also how to kind of, well, stop the fighting going on between hamas and the idf. all these big questions, which david cameron will now be central to. i'm sure likely that he will be hopping on a plane pretty shortly to meet some of his counterpart in the region. for pretty shortly to meet some of his counterpart in the region.- counterpart in the region. for the oliticall counterpart in the region. for the politically eagle _ counterpart in the region. for the politically eagle eyed _ counterpart in the region. for the politically eagle eyed who - politically eagle eyed who are watching, they may remember that we saw therese coffey go in not too long ago and she hasn't come out yet, what's going on?— long ago and she hasn't come out yet, what's going on? that's right, she hasn't. — yet, what's going on? that's right, she hasn't, which _ yet, what's going on? that's right, she hasn't, which is— yet, what's going on? that's right, she hasn't, which is interesting - she hasn't, which is interesting because she has been brought in for a conversation. as we discussed earlier, the fact that she was brought in round the front, walked up brought in round the front, walked up the street, even stopped to have a little stroke of larry the cat suggests she is not here to be outright sacked. normally, if somebody is going to just be sacked or removed from cabinet completely, that happens in parliament in a slightly more discreet manner. the fact that she is in there suggests there may well be a conversation going on about another role for her. she is currently secretary of state for the environment and rural affairs. this will be quite an important brief for the next election and particularly in a lot of rural seats where there has been lots of political issues recently are rising, whether it be around sewage in rivers and seas, the quality of the environment more generally, recently the banning of the xl bully dog, all these big issues that have been part of her brief in recent months. interesting to know what may be taking so long, why she might be in there and what discussions are under way. if she is appointed to a different role, that mean someone would need to replace her. thisjigsaw mean someone would need to replace her. this jigsaw keeps on growing and pieces change and move around. certainly, not necessarily expected for this to happen at once. it could be that some appointments being made this morning, big headline grabbing ones and some of thejunior shuffles may have taken place —— may take place later today or in the coming days. nick gibb, the schools minister, speaking of the foreign office movement, he said he has been in conversations about a diplomatic role, potentially ambassador role overseas. if that is the case, he said he will stand down as schools minister, that leaves a vacancy and could that be something that rishi sunak is discussing with therese coffey? we don't know. someone will need to replace him if therese coffey moves, someone will need to replace her. in coffey moves, someone will need to replace her-— replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale, replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale. what _ replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale, what is _ replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale, what is this? _ replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale, what is this? we - replace her. in terms of reshuffles in scale, what is this? we don't i in scale, what is this? we don't know. usually _ in scale, what is this? we don't know. usually what _ in scale, what is this? we don't know. usually what happens i in scale, what is this? we don't know. usually what happens is| in scale, what is this? we don't - know. usually what happens is these big roles are put in place first. and then some of the more junior ministerial reshuffles happen. this is already one of the most significant ones we have seen the changes to home and foreign, two of the biggest roles in government. it is by no means small fry. this is a really big one. what is less clear is whether this is the final reshuffle in rishi sunak�*s eyes. he could put in place other positions this week and perhaps that would be it or he might want to call a further reshuffle closer to any potential election date next year. there has been lots of speculation about the other great office of state, the chancellor. i about the other great office of state, the chancellor.- about the other great office of state, the chancellor. i think we heard that _ state, the chancellor. i think we heard that jeremy _ state, the chancellor. i think we heard that jeremy hunt - state, the chancellor. i think we heard that jeremy hunt will - state, the chancellor. i think we | heard that jeremy hunt will stay. heard thatjeremy hunt will stay. that's right. we heard he will stay in that role and he has the autumn statement coming up where he will lay out some of the government two spending plans. going forward. spending and tax bands. he is expected to stay in the role but there have been mutterings among lots of tory mps about whether there had been enough excitement coming out of the treasury. while his position is safe for now, there are still questions over whether he will still questions over whether he will still be chancellor at the next election. ., . , , election. ok, ione wells, stay with us, and election. ok, ione wells, stay with us. and we — election. ok, ione wells, stay with us, and we will _ election. ok, ione wells, stay with us, and we will keep _ election. ok, ione wells, stay with us, and we will keep watching - election. ok, ione wells, stay with us, and we will keep watching that| us, and we will keep watching that door. forthe us, and we will keep watching that door. for the moment, we can speak to a former home office special adviser. thanks forjoining us on the bbc. what do you make of this morning's movements? this the bbc. what do you make of this morning's movements?— the bbc. what do you make of this morning's movements? this has not been the start _ morning's movements? this has not been the start of— morning's movements? this has not been the start of a _ morning's movements? this has not been the start of a monday - morning's movements? this has not been the start of a monday morning| been the start of a monday morning any of us expected! we thought the reshuffle was going to come today and i don't think many of us thought it would be for —— me before 9am. it is a significant start with suella braverman being the top casualty of the day. and also that reintroduction of david cameron back into the government. this is signs of a pretty major reshuffle. before, we have only seen something that tinkered around the edges. this is a big shake—up of the top team around the prime minister heading towards another general election. what the prime minister heading towards another general election.— another general election. what do ou think another general election. what do you think the _ another general election. what do you think the mood _ another general election. what do you think the mood is _ another general election. what do you think the mood is likely - another general election. what do you think the mood is likely to - another general election. what do you think the mood is likely to be | you think the mood is likely to be in the home office right now? it’s in the home office right now? it's alwa s in the home office right now? it�*s always difficult when you lose a minister or a home secretary. the department has to get used to the new person coming in. james cleverly is actually a very good person to have in the home office. he is a conservatory person with the members of the party on the back —— conciliar tory person. this is sensible. quite interesting to see if other positions are going to be reshuffles. throughout the day, we will see whetherjunior positions are going to come up or not on offer and what shape the team will be in at the end of the day. he is a sensible person to head up the home office. ., ., office. remind me, claire, who did ou office. remind me, claire, who did you advise — office. remind me, claire, who did you advise at _ office. remind me, claire, who did you advise at the _ office. remind me, claire, who did you advise at the home _ office. remind me, claire, who did you advise at the home office? - office. remind me, claire, who did you advise at the home office? i i office. remind me, claire, who did i you advise at the home office? i was the adviser to — you advise at the home office? i was the adviser to caroline _ you advise at the home office? i —" the adviser to caroline nokes, the minister for immigration under amber r