![Front row from left: Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, North Macedonia's Foreign Minister Bujar Osmani, Belgium's Foreign Minister Hadja Lahbib, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron and Luxembourg's Foreign Minister Xavier Bettel during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in foreign ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels.](/sites/default/files/styles/16_9_desktop/public/2024-04/david-cameron-nato-meeting-2024-2880px-v2.jpg?h=557cd51a&itok=zc9I4VBM)
Foreign Office politics
Former ambassador and No.10 adviser Tom Fletcher joins us to explore the UK’s global status and what David Cameron's return has meant for the FCDO.
What we talked about in this episode
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David Cameron appointment shows the benefits – and downsides – of reviving ministerial careers
The government and parliament still need to find a way to fill the accountability gap.
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How should the Foreign Office change now?
The Foreign Office must fundamentally rethink how it can meet the UK’s foreign policy aims in an increasingly unstable geopolitical environment.
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The FCDO: is the reunification of foreign and development policy working?
Sir Alan Duncan and Sarah Champion MP joined us for this event on whether the FCO and DfID merger has been a success.
People featured in this episode
![Emma Norris](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2023-01/emma-norris-326x326.jpg?itok=XOQmEMmG)
Emma Norris
Deputy Director
![Tim Durrant](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2022-12/tim-durrant-326x326.jpg?itok=cit5JKFm)
Tim Durrant
Programme Director
![Alex Thomas](/sites/default/files/styles/wysiwyg_full_width_desktop/public/2022-12/alex-thomas-326x326.jpg?itok=h977P46U)
Alex Thomas
Programme Director