foreign secretary
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Lord Cameron, prime minister between 2010 and 2016 and later foreign secretary in Rishi Sunak's government, told the Times: "I would feel bad if I didn't come forward and say that I've had this experience. I had a scan. It helped me discover something that was wrong. It gave me the chance to deal with it."
From BBC
Guest: David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, former UK foreign secretary 2007-2010.
From Slate
In 2015 he was health secretary, and later held other government posts, including chancellor of the exchequer and foreign secretary.
From BBC
"I was promised by the foreign secretary that it would be published," says Dame Emily Thornberry MP, the chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.
From BBC
In response to one MP's demand to "end all arms shipments to the UAE until it is proved that the UAE is not arming the RSF", Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said at the time: "The UK has extremely strong controls on arms exports, including to prevent any diversion. We will continue to take that immensely seriously."
From BBC
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