It's Lord Cameron to you! David Cameron's official new title as a peer is revealed as he makes his first trip to Kyiv as Foreign Secretary to greet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky
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David Cameron's new title has been confirmed as 'The Rt Honourable the Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton'.
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David Cameron's new title has been revealed following his shock return to frontline politics as Foreign Secretary.

The former Prime Minister's new title was confirmed on Friday as 'The Rt Honourable the Lord Cameron of Chipping Norton'.

He was elevated to the House of Lords after being appointed Foreign Secretary by Rishi Sunak in a reshuffle last Monday, November 13, that saw Suella Braverman sacked as Home Secretary and replaced by James Cleverly.

In order to assume the role as Foreign Secretary, he was made a Lord as he is not an elected MP.

Lord Cameron will be introduced to the Upper Chamber on Monday and then lead a debate on a trade bill on Tuesday.

The appointment has proved controversial partly because he will not be able to be questioned in the Commons.

Foreign Office minister Andrew Mitchell will take questions in the Commons instead.

The former Prime Minister resigned from frontline politics seven years ago in the wake of the Brexit referendum.

He was previously MP for Witney before he stood down.

The new title confirms Lord Cameron's long-held ties to the Cotswold town of Chipping Norton, which lies within his former Witney constituency.

During his time in office the former Prime Minister was known as a member of the so-called 'Chipping Norton set', an elite group who lived in the area and had included News UK chief executive Rebekah Brooks and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson.

Lord Cameron is the first member of the Upper House to hold the role since Lord Carrington in the 1980s, and the first ex-PM to return to Cabinet since Alec Douglas-Home in the 1970s.

It comes as Lord Cameron met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

His predecessor James Cleverly had been scheduled to make the visit before being moved to the Home Office in Monday's reshuffle.

Lord Cameron is also expected to visit Israel as soon as possible given the turmoil in the Middle East.

Speaking in Kyiv he said: 'I wanted this to be my first trip. I had some disagreements with my friend Boris Johnson, but I've known him for 40 years and his support for you was the finest thing he and his Government ever did'.

Mr Zelensky made the announcement in a post on the Telegram messaging app, where he posted a short video of the two meeting. It was also shared on Twitter.

Zelensky said in a statement on social media, accompanied by images of him and Cameron shaking hands: 'Weapons for the frontline, strengthening air defence, protecting our people and critical infrastructure. I am grateful to the UK for its support.'

The war in Gaza also came up in talks. Zelensky said he was grateful for the gesture, which comes amid a conflict in the Middle East.

'The world is not so focused on the battlefield situation in Ukraine, and this dividing of the focus really does not help,' he added.

David Cameron's return to politics stunned both the domestic and foreign press.

US news site CNN said that 'Cameron comes with a lot of baggage' after calling for a referendum on the UK's membership in the European Union, which 'many in British politics have not forgiven him for', as well as being caught up in a lobbying scandal involving Greensil Capital.

Meanwhile, the New York Post said it was 'crushed' that the former Prime Minister selected was not Boris Johnson.