Following his stunning recall to government, new Foreign Secretary David Cameron will return to the cabinet table for the first time in more than seven years this morning.
Rishi Sunak appointed him as part of a government reshuffle.
He takes over for James Cleverly, who was appointed home secretary after the prime minister fired Suella Braverman.
Lord Cameron will not be the only old hand returning to the cabinet table on Wednesday.
Former Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom has been appointed to a subordinate position in the Department of Health and Social Care, while Damian Hinds has been appointed to the Department of Education, which he previously led.
Lord Cameron had been out of Parliament since he stood down as prime minister in 2016 and has been given a seat in the House of Lords to enable him to take up his new position.
The ex-PM spoke with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday evening.
The pair “reiterated the strength and depth of the relationship between the UK and the US”, the Foreign Office said.
“They discussed the conflict in the Middle East, Israel’s right to self defence and the need for humanitarian pauses to allow the safe passage of aid into Gaza,” the foreign office posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“They also expressed their continued support for Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s illegal war of aggression,” it said.
Mr Sunak has said the new cabinet is “a united team”.
Lord Cameron said he had resigned from the various business and charitable roles – including president of the Alzheimer’s Society – he had held since quitting as prime minister.
“I have one job – to be foreign secretary and work with the prime minister for the UK to be as secure and prosperous as possible in a difficult and dangerous world,” he said.
The foreign secretary insisted the Greensill affair was “in the past” and had been “dealt with”.