David Cameron left 10 Downing Street with indecent haste. Britain had voted for Brexit and we were about to discover a scandal: he had instructed the civil service not to do any preparatory work in the event of a Yes vote. This led to a crushed timetable that destabilised his successors as he ran for the door. Cameron then further broke the normal conventions of public service by resigning and forcing his constituents into a by-election rather than serving them for a full term as he promised. (Nadine Dorries is the only other MP in recent years to have bolted when her career headed south).
Cameron’s hiding from the public eye has meant he’s dodged many questions about his record. But now that he has come back into the arena, presumably giving interviews, here are some questions he should answer:
- Brexit is the flagship foreign policy of the United Kingdom.
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