I don't mind playing second fiddle to Sunak, says ex-Prime Minister Cameron

Rishi Sunak appointed Lord Cameron as foreign secretary last year Photo: Neil Hall/Shutterstock

Lord Cameron said he wouldn't mind playing second fiddle to Rishi Sunak because the prime minister is a “good boss”.

The former prime minister returned to frontline politics when Mr Sunak appointed him foreign secretary in November.

>Lord Cameron described Mr Sunak as “easy to work with”, adding that his respect for him was one of the reasons he decided to return to Westminster.

Asked by Times Radio whether he found it difficult to play second fiddle to Mr Sunak, Lord Cameron said: “No, not at all, because he is a very clear boss. It's easy to work with him because he knows what he wants. He presides over cabinet meetings with great efficiency. He read everything, he understood everything.

“He knows what the controversial issues that we have to discuss are about, and he has a pretty clear idea of ​​what he wants, so he's a good boss. »

His comments came during a trip to Davos for the World Economic Forum, which was also attended by Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor, and Rachel Reeves, his Labor shadow, as well as Jonathan Reynolds, the shadow Minister of Business.

Lord Cameron said he decided to return to politics because “Rishi Sunak asked me to,” adding: “I have the utmost respect for him and I also believe in public service. I think if you think you can make a difference and make a contribution, you should try.”

He also laughed at the idea that he could replace Mr Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party after the next general election. elections. at the suggestion of Nadine Dorries, a former cabinet minister and ally of Boris Johnson.

Earlier this week she told TalkTV it was “no coincidence that David Cameron ended up in the House of Lords” as she said she had suggested he would be appointed next leader if the Tories lose the election.

In 2012, Dorries mocked Lord Cameron and George Osborne, the then chancellor, as “posh boys who don't know the price of milk.”

Lord Cameron said of Ms Dorries: “She has always been a much better writer than a political forecaster. I think I'll leave it at that.”