If many of us were expecting the sacking of Suella Braverman, then it would be fair to say that nobody had predicted the return of former PM David ‘just call me Dave’ Cameron to the cabinet. A bold and brilliant master stroke by Rishi Sunak – or a misguided miscalculation which will do him more harm than good? And what of the other changes at the top table of government? The new health minister is married to the MD of British sugar, the new man at environment to a senior executive at Anglian water, and our old friend Esther McVey is back to add a dose of ‘common sense’ to proceedings – will this new look Tory team start to eat into Labours huge poll lead – or is Rishi toast? Welcome to the latest Downtown Den Politics podcast, with Frank McKenna and Downtown political commentator Jim Hancock…
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