Braverman is out and Cameron is in. Rishi Sunak's high risk cabinet reshuffle has seen some familiar faces making appearances and some more out the door - much to the shock of the British public. We're out and about on the streets of the nation next to see what some of you think of the newly appointed and freshly sacked.
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00:00 Politics is politics, I don't really pay much attention to it.
00:07 My whole family supports the Tories anyway, but to be honest with me, I don't really pay
00:15 too much attention.
00:16 So, I don't know if you've been in touch, but I'm not bothered about it.
00:25 But yeah, the current state of affairs, it's a bit of a mess really, the country.
00:31 And it's going downhill quicker by the day.
00:36 Who's in and who's out of cabinet?
00:38 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has had a bit of a shake-up for the top jobs, with some big
00:42 names being hired and fired at Westminster.
00:45 One of the changes to draw the most attention, former Prime Minister David Cameron has made
00:49 a comeback as Foreign Secretary, despite no longer being an MP.
00:53 Now appointed a member of the House of Lords as a life payer, allows him to act as a minister
00:57 once more.
00:58 Well, I can't understand how a man who was Prime Minister wanted to be Foreign Secretary.
01:01 Is he short of money?
01:03 Or why?
01:04 Or is he just not, the rest of them not got any experience to do anything right?
01:10 I mean, to me, I can't understand how a Lord can then go into the cabinet.
01:15 Surely he's in the House of Lords and therefore you can't be a representative of the House
01:20 of Commons and the House of Lords.
01:21 So I'm not sure how that...
01:23 I don't think he's an MP.
01:25 I don't know how it works.
01:27 He must have been bored since he left.
01:32 Well, if he's skint then, you know.
01:36 The news of Cameron's appointment came shortly after the shock-sacking of Home Secretary
01:40 Suella Braverman, replaced by James Cleverley.
01:43 Braverman drew criticism for an article she wrote for the Times, condemning the police
01:47 for their handling of pro-Palestine protests in the capital and accusing them of playing
01:52 favourites with left-wing groups over right-wing and national activists.
01:56 On the topic of Suella Braverman being sacked, I think the government are actually scared
02:02 of somebody who speaks their mind and wants to do something.
02:06 And I think quite a lot of people were behind her.
02:09 I think she should have done, you know, getting illegal people out of this country.
02:14 They're not supposed to be here.
02:16 So why not get rid of them?
02:17 And because she spoke her mind, we're scared of that.
02:21 Do you agree with her getting sacked?
02:24 Without the Palestinian question, she should have been sacked.
02:34 Just because of her whole mannerism and the way she comes across.
02:38 I wouldn't expect a politician to act the way she acts at times.
02:43 She's a bit of a loose cannon.
02:47 Other changes in cabinet include Steve Barclay as Environment Minister, Victoria Atkins as
02:52 Health Sec, new party chairman Richard Holden, Esther McVey as a roving minister without
02:56 portfolio and John Glenn moves to Paymaster General with Laura Trott moving into his old
03:01 post of Chief Secretary to the Treasury.
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