UK’s Political Psychodrama Gets a Shock Twist

Members of the public with an British Union flag pay their respects on Armistice Day in London on Saturday.

Photographer: Carlos Jasso/Bloomberg

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Rishi Sunak’s shock appointment as foreign secretary of David Cameron, the prime minister who oversaw the Brexit vote, was part of his effort to draw a line under his cabinet troubles.