David Cameron addressed Tory MPs this evening at a meeting of the 1922 committee following his shock return to government last week as part of Rishi Sunak’s reshuffle. The impromptu meeting saw around 100 MPs gathered in parliament’s Boothroyd room rather than then usual committee corridor room 14. Cameron joked that he was relieved at the location change – as it meant he could avoid his more traumatic memories of addressing the 22’ when he was prime minister. ‘It was nostalgic for a lot of us’, says one attendee.
Cameron spoke of his recent trip to meet with President Zelensky
As for the purpose of Cameron’s address to MPs, the former Tory leader was keen to emphasise his commitment to the party – after his appointment received a mixed reception. Cameron said he wasn’t just coming back to be foreign secretary – instead he wanted to be part of the team and insisted he was ‘all in’ several times.
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