Sir Rowan and the Camerian Conquest: 06 (The Knights of Arrethtrae)

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Internationally, Cameron's government intervened militarily in the First Libyan Civil War and authorised the bombing of the Islamic State. Domestically, his government oversaw the referendum on voting reform and Scottish independence referendum, both of which confirmed Cameron's favoured outcome. When the Conservatives secured an unexpected majority in the 2015 general election, he remained as prime minister, this time leading a Conservative-only government. To fulfil a manifesto pledge, Cameron introduced a referendum on the UK's continuing membership of the European Union in 2016. He supported the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign for the UK to remain in the EU. Following the success of the Leave vote, [4] Cameron resigned as prime minister and was succeeded in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election by Theresa May, his home secretary. [4] [5] Cameron beat David Davis to claim the Conservative party‘s leadership. He then worked to modernise the party, setting it on its path to government. Cameron's father, Ian, was born at Blairmore House near Huntly, Aberdeenshire, and died near Toulon, France, on 8 September 2010; [17] Blairmore was built by Cameron's great-great-grandfather, Alexander Geddes, [18] [19] who had made a fortune in the grain trade in Chicago, Illinois, before returning to Scotland in the 1880s. [20] Blairmore was sold soon after Ian's birth. [19] Cameron was a strong advocate of increased ties between India and the United Kingdom, describing Indian–British relations as the "New Special Relationship" in 2010. [280] [281] a b c "EU referendum: UK votes to leave in historic referendum". BBC News. 24 June 2016 . Retrieved 24 June 2016.

As promised in the election manifesto, Cameron set a date for a referendum on whether the UK should remain a member of the European Union, and announced that he would be campaigning for Britain to remain within a "reformed EU". [224] The terms of the UK's membership of the EU were re-negotiated, with agreement reached in February 2016. [225] The option to leave came to be known as Brexit (a portmanteau of "British" and "exit"). Prince William and David Cameron caught up in Fifa corruption scanda". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2022.Blake, Heidi (27 February 2010). "Cameron at Heatherdown School". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 2 March 2010 . Retrieved 20 June 2010. Following the 2010 general election, negotiations led to Cameron becoming prime minister as the head of a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats. [1] [2] His premiership was marked by the ongoing effects of the global financial crisis; these involved a large deficit in government finances that his government sought to reduce through austerity measures. His administration passed the Health and Social Care Act and the Welfare Reform Act, which introduced large-scale changes to healthcare and welfare. It also enforced stricter immigration policies, [3] introduced reforms to education and oversaw the 2012 London Olympics. Cameron's administration also privatised Royal Mail and some other state assets, and legalised same-sex marriage in England and Wales. Falklands referendum: Voters choose to remain UK territory". BBC News. 12 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013 . Retrieved 16 August 2015. In Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's cabinet reshuffle on 13 November 2023, Cameron was appointed as Foreign Secretary. He replaced James Cleverly, who was appointed as Home Secretary. Robinson, James; Teather, David (20 February 2010). "Cameron– the PR years". The Guardian. London . Retrieved 4 November 2013.

Norman, Matthew (13 September 2016). "What made Cameron the worst Prime Minister in living history". The Independent. London: Independent Print Ltd . Retrieved 30 November 2019.Before he became Conservative leader, Cameron was reportedly known to friends and family as "Dave", though his preference is "David" in public. [112] [113] Labour used the slogan Dave the Chameleon in their 2006 local elections party broadcast to portray Cameron as an ever-changing populist, which was criticised as negative campaigning by the Conservative press, including The Daily Telegraph, [114] though Cameron asserted the broadcast had become his daughter's "favourite video". [115] Allegations of recreational drug use In April 2009, The Independent reported that in 1989, while Nelson Mandela remained imprisoned under the apartheid regime, Cameron had accepted a trip to South Africa paid for by an anti-sanctions lobby firm. A spokesperson for Cameron responded by saying that the Conservative Party was at that time opposed to sanctions against South Africa and that his trip was a fact-finding mission. However, the newspaper reported that Cameron's then superior at Conservative Research Department called the trip "jolly", saying that "it was all terribly relaxed, just a little treat, a perk of the job. The Botha regime was attempting to make itself look less horrible, but I don't regard it as having been of the faintest political consequence." Cameron distanced himself from his party's history of opposing sanctions against the regime. He was criticised by Labour MP Peter Hain, himself an anti-apartheid campaigner. [127] Raising teaching standards