DAVID Cameron has told pals he is mulling a return to frontline politics, and fancies being Foreign Secretary.

The former PM is hoping for a Cabinet recall after a new Tory leader succeeds Theresa May.

4 The former PM has expressed an interest in returning to frontline politics Credit: AFP

Mr Cameron knows any return to Westminster would have to wait until some time after the publication of his memoirs, which are now expected next Spring.

He is expected to use his biography to brutally settle scores with some serving senior ministers – especially former friend the Environment Secretary Michael Gove, who lead the EU referendum’s Leave campaign that eventually saw him toppled.

The friend who the ex-PM confided in said he is now “bored s***less”, two years on from walking out of No10 and then resigning as an MP.

A source close to Mr Cameron would also not rule out the move one day if a future Tory leader call on him to return.

4 Mr Cameron was Prime Minister for six years between 2010 and 2016 Credit: Alamy

The source said: “David is dedicated to public service, and has often said he wouldn’t rule out a public role one day, domestically or internationally.

“But he is only 52, and still a young man.”

In a separate development, the ex-Tory boss’s old nemesis Boris Johnson has also told his friends he has given up hope of becoming the next Tory leader.

But Boris still hopes to be “in the mix” for a Cabinet job under Mrs May’s successor.

4 Mr Cameron resigned after the British public voted to leave the European Union in 2016 Credit: Getty Images - Getty

4 Mr Cameron has been seen enjoying himself at festivals and races since quitting No10 Credit: PA:Press Association

Political friends say the former London Mayor is unlikely to even enter the next leadership race.

One said: “If Boris think the chances are against him, he won’t go for it. He deosn’t want to be humiliated by coming fourth or fifth”.

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If Mr Cameron does take charge of the Foreign Office one day - after being re-elected as an MP or being given a peerage - he would follow William Hague’s path.

The earlier Tory leader spent four years in the political wilderness after stepping down as party boss in 2001, before Mr Cameron made him shadow foreign secretary in 2005.

Mr Cameron’s spokesman refused to comment last night.

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