well, presumably to meet his new foreign secretary. no doubt we are expecting they will be preparations under way already in the foreign officejust behind us under way already in the foreign office just behind us for a under way already in the foreign officejust behind us for a new under way already in the foreign office just behind us for a new head of their team. office just behind us for a new head of theirteam. i office just behind us for a new head of their team-— of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield _ of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield about - of their team. i was talking to kevin schofield about the - of their team. i was talking to i kevin schofield about the return of their team. i was talking to - kevin schofield about the return of david cameron. oh, ok, reuters is now reporting that david cameron has been appointed as foreign secretary. i'm smiling because i would never have thought that when i woke up this morning, would you? it certainly wasn't something i expected, i don't think many westminster did expected, thus we discussed earlier, one the reasons being as he is not somebody currently an mp or in the house of lords. i can also see therese coffey walking up the street here. she is currently secretary of state for the environment. currently secretary of state for the environment-— environment. let's get a shot so that we can show _ environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. - environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. she - environment. let's get a shot so that we can show that. she is . environment. let's get a shot so i that we can show that. she is giving larry a stroke. that we can show that. she is giving larry a stroke-— larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. yes, she is giving lar a larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke- — larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there _ larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there she - larry a stroke. yes, she is giving larry a stroke. there she is. - larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right--- _ larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she _ larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she is- larry a stroke. there she is. ok, right... she is knocking| larry a stroke. there she is. i ok, right... she is knocking on larry a stroke. there she is. - ok, right... she is knocking on the door. i think we have got these pictures anyway so we can carry on chatting, ione. what do you think is next for therese coffey? her chatting, ione. what do you think is next for therese coffey?— next for therese coffey? her future has been on — next for therese coffey? her future has been on the _ next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, _ next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, there - next for therese coffey? her future has been on the line, there has - next for therese coffey? her future | has been on the line, there has been speculation that defra is a name department, the department for rural affairs, has come under a lot of scandal, particular about the sewage in the rivers and seas. there has been pressure on therese coffey to do a betterjob when it comes to campaigning on environmental issues, which we know matter to a lot of conservative voters in rural seats, for example. interesting that she has walked up downing street which suggests she may be in line for a new role. it tends to be the case that if somebody is getting sacked that if somebody is getting sacked that would happen over in parliament, that we wouldn't get a sacking here. they wouldn't make somebody who is about to lose their jobs walk up downing street which suggests she may be in line for a different role. that would also suggest that if she is somebody else is going to take on her brief in defra. it is going to take on her brief in defra. , ., , , defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it _ defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might - defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might be - defra. it is worth remembering this is a reshuffle and it might be wider| is a reshuffle and it might be wider than we thought. this is a reshuffle and it might be wider than we thought.— than we thought. this is already rovin: than we thought. this is already proving wider — than we thought. this is already proving wider than _ than we thought. this is already proving wider than we _ than we thought. this is already proving wider than we thought. | than we thought. this is already - proving wider than we thought. this all started with suella braverman being sacked as home secretary. that was always going to prompt quite a wide reshuffle.— wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more _ wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details _ wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details on - wide reshuffle. sorry to stop you, we have more details on david . we have more details on david cameron's return to government. the prime minister's office has said he has been conferred a barony of the united kingdom for life, so baron cameron now, with abby right? that’s cameron now, with abby right? that's riuht. this cameron now, with abby right? that's right- this is — cameron now, with abby right? that's right. this is partly _ cameron now, with abby right? that's right. this is partly because _ right. this is partly because ministers need to be accountable to parliament, they need to be sitting in parliament, the need to be able answer questions from colleagues, so clearly he needed to be appointed in some capacity —— is that about right. this all but confirms he is about to take up a role in the government and he is anticipated to take up the role of foreign secretary. labour have not responded well. pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign coordinator, just said a few weeks ago rishi sunak said a few weeks ago rishi sunak said david cameron was part of a failed status quo and now is bringing him back as his liferaft. pat mcfadden accusing rishi sunak of putting to bed the prime minister's lovable claims a change from 13 years of tory failure, the words of pat mcfadden, labour's national campaign coordinator in response to what we are expecting to happen any moment now, david cameron walking out as the new foreign secretary. stay with us, i'm sure that door will open imminently. you are watching bbc news. just to depart briefly from british politics for another story in the uk, and that is that five people have died and one person is unaccounted for after a fire broke out at a mid—terrace house in channel close in hounslow, west london on sunday night, that's coming from the london fire brigade. five people died and one person unaccounted for. we will have more on that later and there will be updates on the bbc news website. but the real story here is the likely return to government of former british prime minister david cameron, the reuters news agency is reporting that he has returned to government as foreign secretary and the prime minister's office has said he has been conferred a barony of the united kingdom for life which would of course then see a return of david cameron to the house of lords, which would pave the way for him to become foreign secretary. we have confirmation. we do now have confirmation, my colleague ione wells with me. what is that statement now saying? in wells with me. what is that statement now saying? in the last few seconds. _ statement now saying? in the last few seconds. a — statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet _ statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from - statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from the - statement now saying? in the last few seconds, a tweet from the uk j few seconds, a tweet from the uk prime minister saying david cameron has been appointed foreign secretary, as expected. so no surprises there given what we have been discussing this morning but it is now confirmed by number 10 downing st. he still hasn't left the building, though, gone to the foreign office. we understand there may well still be discussions going on behind the door. but that is really significant news that we can now confirm that he is the foreign secretary. now confirm that he is the foreign secreta . ., , ., , ., secretary. there was lots of speculation _ secretary. there was lots of speculation even _ secretary. there was lots of speculation even at - secretary. there was lots of speculation even at the - secretary. there was lots of speculation even at the tail| secretary. there was lots of. speculation even at the tail end secretary. there was lots of - speculation even at the tail end of last week that suella braverman was going to be... hang on, sorry, false alarm! there was lots of speculation that suella braverman was going to be sacked at the tail end of last week. do you think it took a bit longer because rishi sunak was also trying to put in place a plan like this? ., , trying to put in place a plan like this? . , , ., , this? certainly. this appointment raises questions _ this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about _ this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about how - this? certainly. this appointment raises questions about how long l this? certainly. this appointment. raises questions about how long this may have been on rishi sunak�*s mind because you don't necessarilyjust bring in a huge tory beast like david cameron back from his life outside of politics without some thought, so it does suggest that potentially this has been something in rishi sunak�*s periphery for quite some time. how long discussions have been ongoing we don't know. but as you say there was speculation from last week and certainly growing pressure on rishi sunak tussac suella braverman after her article that she wrote about policing, accusing them of bias when it came to policing protests, and i think that kind of pressure has been mounting over the weekend. her future was looking increasingly untenable, as the calls for her to go louder. even some of those on rishi sunak�*s ernesider, tory mps critical of the language she was using. what is not so clear is how he did the kind ofjigsaw and how he was putting back together behind—the—scenes and at what point did he decide that david cameron would be an appropriate person to bring in ifjames cleverly would be an appropriate person to bring in if james cleverly was would be an appropriate person to bring in ifjames cleverly was going to replace her. bring in if james cleverly was going to replace her-— to replace her. what is always remarkable — to replace her. what is always remarkable is _ to replace her. what is always remarkable is in _ to replace her. what is always remarkable is in westminster| to replace her. what is always - remarkable is in westminster there is always a leak, a photo of a secret meeting taking place, even if it is aides rather than the main players but from all the conversations i've had with politicaljournalists, notjust yourself, this seems to have come out of nowhere and there has been no inkling that there was a plan in place and that the groundwork was being laid for a return to government for mr cameron. that's riaht, government for mr cameron. that's riuht, it government for mr cameron. that's right. it seems _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the _ government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the best - government for mr cameron. that's right, it seems to be the best kept| right, it seems to be the best kept secret in westminster over the last couple of days will stop certainly as you say there is normally speculation, there are normally names doing the rounds of who may replace who and who may get sacked and who may get promoted. david cameron's name had not been part of any of that speculation, even among pretty senior members of government who i've spoken to over the last couple of weeks about potential moves in and around government, not something that anyone i think had on their radar. clearly some people did but that shows this was kept potentially to a very tight circle. not many expecting that david cameron would be reappointed to government, even brought back to politics. he is not someone who has made as many interventions in politics as some of the other former prime ministers have. there is another door but it's just the cat again. another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., , another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., ., , another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. . ., , ., another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. ., ., , ., ., another door but it's 'ust the cat aaain. . ., , ., ., ., again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is — again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly _ again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy _ again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy to - again. larry knows more than most of us do! he is certainly privy to what - us do! he is certainly privy to what is auoin us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on — us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind _ us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind closed - us do! he is certainly privy to what is going on behind closed doors. i us do! he is certainly privy to what| is going on behind closed doors. as we know, david cameron still in that building, also therese coffey in that building as well, we don't know what that may mean, if she is getting a move of roll as well. as i said previously, unlikely that she would necessarily be invited to walk up would necessarily be invited to walk up downing street if she were just getting sacked. it would suggest if you go into downing street on the morning of a reshuffle you are here for a futurejob morning of a reshuffle you are here for a future job discussion rather than a normal business meeting. ione wells, for the moment, thank you very much. we will keep our eyes glued on that door and be back with you shortly. as we were discussing there, big changes here in the british government. we now have a new home secretary james cleverly who has replaced suella braverman who has replaced suella braverman who was sacked earlier this morning by prime minister rishi sunak. i'm joined now by our home editor mark easton. mark, what you make of this appointment? it is one of the great offices of state, and it's a very controversial brief at the moment, isn't it? . , , controversial brief at the moment, isn'tlt , , ., ., _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign _ isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign secretary, - isn't it? james cleverly famously love being foreign secretary, he| isn't it? james cleverly famously - love being foreign secretary, he was suggested as someone who might be a defence secretary, he has a military background, and apparently let it be known that you will see nail marks on the parquet floor in my office if you try to move me. i don't quite know what james cleverly�*s attitude is going to be to taking on the huge and very complicated brief at the home office. it is complicated right now. he is coming in to the arguments about the relationships between the home secretary and metropolitan police, the manner in which they have been policing protests in london. the government has made it clear that they would be interested in trying to give the police more powers to arrest people more quickly who are involved in hate crimes on marches. that's something that is going to come pretty fast at him, as is of course the rwandanjudgment at pretty fast at him, as is of course the rwandan judgment at the supreme court on wednesday morning. that is a judgment on a centrepiece of rishi sunak�*s government, and indeed has been of the conservative government for a considerable time. we don't know which way it is going to go. james cleverly is going to have to really get up to speed on all the implications of that, win or lose. he also has to deal of course with the asylum system, which is in a terrible state, hundreds and hundreds of thousands of people stuck in the system, many, as your viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. in fact, viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. infact, one viewers will know, in hotels at huge cost. in fact, one of the plan is to try and relieve pressure on the asylum system was to use a former raf base at wethersfield near braintree in essex to house about 1700 single men. that happens to be injames cleverly�*s constituency. as we head to an election probably next year. the home office is going to be front and centre of everything the government is doing over the next 12 months and it will be a difficult brief forjames cleverly, something he hasn't got enormous amount of experience in this area, he's generally been either working for the party, in the foreign office, he was secretary of state for education for a few months at the end of the borisjohnson premiership. but he has never really shown a huge amount of interest in the home affairs brief. it will be interesting to see what kind of home secretary we get. interesting to see what kind of home secretary we get-— secretary we get. indeed twell. and as ou secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned _ secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, _ secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, a - secretary we get. indeed twell. and as you mentioned there, a likely - as you mentioned there, a likely general election is a year away, some of those policies that you mentioned will be front and centre of any election campaign, including the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis — the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is _ the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is something _ the small boat crossings. the small boats crisis is something rishi - boats crisis is something rishi sunak has said is one of his key pledges, he is determined to stop the boats, originally i think he intended to stop the boats this year. that's not going to happen, i don't think. we have seen tens of thousands arriving on small boats, despite all the government's efforts. the government argues it is a rwanda policy that is central to the approach that they have been taking to undermine the business case of those people bringing migrants across the channel, and were that to be given the green light by the supreme court that would be a significant change in the number of boats coming over, they believe. interestingly, david cameron as foreign secretary will be responsible, in part, for dealing with the issues around the brexit arrangements with the eu, and he famously was the man who fought to remain. so that's quite an interesting point in terms of the reshuffle. but in terms of the home office, i thinkjames cleverly is going to be a fascinating appointment. his name is only really been mentioned in the last few days. it is not an appointment that he has clearly been seeking. he was very happy at the foreign office but he's been gazumped by david cameron. {lilia been gazumped by david cameron. ok, for the moment, been gazumped by david cameron. 0k, forthe moment, home editor mark for the moment, home editor mark easton, thank you forjoining us. i'm joined by toby helm from the observer newspaper. toby, very good to talk to you. it has been quite a morning, hasn't it? what do you make of it? it morning, hasn't it? what do you make of it? , , ., ., .., of it? it is extremely dramatic and interesting- _ of it? it is extremely dramatic and