Former Conservative foreign secretary William Hague warns against using his old post as a "consolation prize for whoever isn't chancellor". "What's the point of meeting the latest foreign secretary? Because there's another one along every year."

Very good observation. If ever there was a "senior statesman" role where consistency is needed, that is it. Couched language but sharp eye for the optics at home as well as abroad. Say little whilst saying everything.

Very true. Not really valued, but I suppose foreign policy is set by the PM. The Foreign Sec just passes it on.

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A very Hague line - dry, sharp, and uncomfortably accurate about how Whitehall ranks its top jobs. Is any Great Office truly safe from reshuffle fatigue these days?

It does seem a strange appointment. Milliband has no foreign affairs experience,just at time when it's most needed.

We used to call advice given gratuitously or when too late to be of use the advice of 'a Dutch uncle'. Now that all national reference is deemed malign, what do we call it?

Marc Rubio will destroy Milliband ! watch this space

Who?

It also confirms Burnham is a parochial minor politician with zero interest in World Affairs! He has neither brain power or intelligence for it! Can this get any more embarrassing and dangerous? Ed Miliband - zero gravitas, zero skills, zero Foreign Affairs skills. Shameful! 🤬

I fear this is true. What does Streeting know about warfare?

Former conservative, now LibDem leaning…