Sunak warned of Tory revolt after David Cameron bombshell cabinet reshuffle – live

Rishi Sunak has risked reigniting a Conservative civil war following his cabinet reshuffle on Monday.

The shocking turn of events saw the sacking of Suella Braverman and the appointment of former prime minister David Cameron as foreign secretary.

Mr Sunak now faces the threat of a revolt from the Tory right, many of whom backed Ms Braverman’s provocative comments on “hateful” pro-Palestinian protestors that led to her dismissal.

He was told to “prepare for war”, as right-wingers keen on revolt claimed that at least 54 of Ms Braverman’s outraged supporters could soon submit letters of no confidence and trigger a vote in his leadership.

Andrea Jenkyns, an arch-Boris Johnson loyalist, became the first MP to publicly submit a no-confidence letter in Mr Sunak on Monday night, declaring “enough is enough”.

Ms Braverman was fired by Mr Sunak after making inflammatory comments in a newspaper article for The Times, which had not been approved by 10 Downing Street, accusing the Metropolitan Police of exhibiting bias in its approach to political demonstrations.

Speaking to Sky News, Mr Cameron said: “I know it’s not usual for a Prime Minister to come back in this way but I believe in public service. The prime minister asked me to do this job and it’s a time where we have some daunting challenges as a country.”

Mr Cameron added: “I hope that six years as Prime Minister and 11 years leading the Conservative Pary gives me the experience to help the prime minister build our alliances.”

… but derision at Rishi Sunak pitching himself as the ‘candidate for change’ before asking a former prime minister for help will be worth it if it lends the Conservatives the semblance of stability ahead of a general election, writes Sean O’Grady:

In doing so, the prime minister has effectively fired the starting gun in the battle to succeed him as Tory leader, writes John Rentoul.

When (and let’s face it, it is when and not if) Sunak leads his party to defeat at the next election, Braverman has now laid her claim to be the right wing favourite to succeed him.

Read John’s full comment piece here:

To resurrect the former PM who gambled away our future at the heart of the European Union is not an act of conciliation, it’s desperate – and deeply undemocratic, says Femi Oluwole:

Piers Morgan has issued a scathing response to Suella Braverman after the PM finally sacked his home secretary following days of mounting pressure.

Jacob Stolworthy reports:

Her sacking was welcomed by Tory moderates who had called on the PM to fire Ms Braverman when she controversially claimed the police were “playing favourites”.

But Mr Sunak has been told to “prepare for war”, warned that the move could provoke a full-scale revolt by more than 50 of her right-wing supporters keen for her to succeed Mr Sunak as party leader.

Adam Forrest and Archie Mitchell report:

Yes, that David Cameron. David actual Cameron. As the ex-PM roars back to the very top table of British politics, Tom Peck presumes this must make sense to someone somewhere, but wonders: who can it possibly be?

Read Tom’s full sketch here:

The former PM walked inside No 10 shortly before 9am as Mr Sunak seeks to create a “united” frontbench before next year’s crunch election.

Kate Devlin, Adam Forrest and Archie Mitchell report: