Cameron’s China Links Prompt Call for Rule Change

Published on November 17, 2023

Rules need to be tightened so ministers and civil servants can’t “go off and help China” after leaving their government jobs, a former diplomat said in light of David Cameron’s return to the government as foreign secretary. Mr. Cameron, a former prime minister, who is no longer an MP, made the surprise political comeback on Monday in a Cabinet reshuffle by being appointed to the House of Lords. Among other political baggages such as the Greensill lobbying scandal and his resignation over the Brexit vote, Mr. Cameron’s return has raised eyebrows amid critics of the Chinese regime as he had heralded the so-called golden era of Sino-British relations while in No. 10....

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