“Today, hundreds of millions dwell in freedom, from the Baltic to the Adriatic, from the Western Approaches to the Aegean. And while we must never take this for granted, the first purpose of the European Union - to secure peace - has been achieved and we should pay tribute to all those in the EU, alongside Nato, who made that happen.”

British politician

David William Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Chipping Norton, is a British politician who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016. He led the Conservative Party from 2005 to 2016 and was Leader of the Opposition from 2005 to 2010. He represented Witney in Parliament from 2001 to 2016. After leaving Downing Street, he was made a life peer in November 2023 and later served as Foreign Secretary in the Sunak ministry until July 2024. Cameron describes himself as a one-nation conservative, and his politics have been linked with economically and socially liberal positions.