Cleverly to run ‘classically Conservative’ campaign to be next London mayor

Senior Tory says Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Burnham is ‘very anti-London’ in interview with LBC James Cleverly has vowed to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister. The

The former foreign and home secretary said the Prime Minister's devolution drive would involve 'centralising power in his own backyard' of Manchester at the expense of the capital.

James Cleverly rejects claims he is ‘running scared’ of Reform with London mayor bid as he brands Nigel Farage a ‘toddler’  GB News

Rival parties tear into former Tory Home Secretary after her announced he would seek to be the conservative candidate for Mayor of London

Craig Munro | Senior Politics Reporter Published August 30, 2026 8:14am Updated August 30, 2026 8:15am James Cleverly would be the highest-profile Tory mayoral candidates in a decade (Picture: James Manning/PA Wire) Sir James Cleverly has announced he plans to run for Mayor of London – while mocking Labour incumbent Si

Tory MP stepping down with immediate effect as he prepares to take on incumbent Sadiq Khan

As Sir James Cleverly announces he is quitting the shadow cabinet to run for London mayor, political editor David Maddox considers the implications for the election in two years’ time, and why Kemi Badenoch will be happy

Former home and foreign secretary says UK capital ‘under assault’ from Andy Burnham

The former foreign secretary has told Kemi Badenoch he will leave her front bench.

James Cleverly has quit from Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet in order to launch his bid to run for mayor of London.  Cleverly, who was the shadow housing and local government secretary, said he would put himself forward for the Conservatives’ candidacy for London mayor.  He said the capital needed someone who “is prepar

Tory MP is set to challenge Sadiq Khan for the mayoral role in 2028

James Cleverly is quitting the Conservative shadow cabinet so he can run for London mayor. The MP for Braintree is leaving his role as shadow minister for housing, communities and local government, immediately

Conservative MP Sir James Cleverly has said he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to run for London mayor. "I am putting myself forward to be the Conservative candidate for mayor of London, because our capital needs more than an administrator," he wrote in the Times.Sir James said he has told Tory leader Kemi Badenoc

James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for Mayor of London  lbc.co.uk

JAMES Cleverly has quite his role in the Shadow Cabinet to run for Mayor of London. The Conservative MP for Braintree and former Home Secretary will resign from his current role with immediate effect. Cleverly explained that he decided he needed to make his position clear ahead of the Convervative Party conference in O

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor  The Times

YOKOHAMA (Kyodo) -- Yokohama Mayor Takeharu Yamanaka plans to step down from his post, a source familiar with the matter said Friday, following allega