Britain reshuffles cabinet

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on November 13 fired Home Secretary Suella Braverman over her criticism of the police's treatment of pro-Palestinian protesters.

Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has been replaced by Ms Braverman as Home Secretary. Former Prime Minister David Cameron has replaced James Cleverly as Foreign Secretary.

Mr Cameron's surprise return

Mr Cameron resigned as prime minister in 2016 after losing the Brexit referendum.

The former prime minister said he "happily accepted" his new role as foreign secretary as Britain faces "a range of difficult international challenges".

"Although I have not been involved in politics for the past seven years, I hope that my experience - as leader of the Conservative Party for 11 years and prime minister for six - will help the prime minister tackle important challenges," Mr Cameron said, citing the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine conflicts.

According to Reuters news agency, Mr. Cameron's experience is also the reason Prime Minister Sunak wants him to return to the cabinet, even though the two have previously clashed publicly on many major issues.

Last year, Mr Sunak said the “golden era” of warm relations between Britain and China during Mr Cameron’s 2010-2016 tenure was “naive”. While Mr Cameron has recently criticised Mr Sunak’s decision to cancel part of the high-speed rail project.

"Of course I disagree with some personal decisions but politics is a collective business," Mr Cameron wrote on his personal Facebook page, praising Mr Sunak as a "good prime minister".

Reform in the face of challenges

On November 13, Mr. Cameron spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Mr. Blinken congratulated Mr. Cameron, and immediately mentioned US-UK relations, the Israel-Hamas conflict, the war in Ukraine and relations with China.

Mr Tim Bale, a politics professor at Queen Mary University of London, said Mr Sunak was hoping to appeal to increasingly disaffected moderate voters, but Mr Bale was not sure that would make much difference.

According to AFP news agency, a poll in September showed that 45% of adults in the UK felt unfavorable towards Mr Cameron, while only about a quarter liked the former prime minister.

"I really think they've run out of ideas and run out of trustworthy people to fill the four senior cabinet positions," Nick Waymark, 59, told AFP.

Prime Minister Sunak's press secretary said the reshuffle was aimed at creating a "strong, effective team", after the Government was repeatedly criticised for failing to meet a number of commitments.

Currently, the opposition Labour Party is leading by about 20 points over Mr Sunak's Conservative Party in the polls. Therefore, Reuters news agency assessed that in this reshuffle, Mr Sunak wants to highlight himself as a representative of change.

In the reshuffle on November 13, there were 6 positions changed:

Foreign Secretary: Mr. David Cameron - replacing Mr. James Cleverly

Home Secretary: James Cleverly - replacing Suella Braverman

Conservative Party Chairman: Richard Holden - replacing Greg Hands

Finance Minister: Ms. Laura Trott - replacing Mr. John Glen

Environment Secretary: Mr Steve Barclay - replacing Ms Therese Coffey

Health Secretary: Victoria Atkins - replacing Steve Barclay.