Sadiq Khan v James Cleverly: Tories have heavyweight London mayor candidate but odds are on Labour win

Commentary: This remains Labour's election to lose, especially if Sir Sadiq runs again as London remains a Left-leaning city

Kemi Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet reshuffle in full flow as top Tories follow James Cleverly and Priti Patel  GB News

For the story here is not whether Cleverly is the right person for the job, nor is it whether he can win the keys to City Hall. It is how Cleverly uses the political vehicle that is the London Mayorality to shape his political agenda.

Reform's candidate for London mayor, Laila Cunningham, has claimed there are 'no safe parts' in the capital - the ex-Tory cabinet minister hoping to run against her disagrees

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

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

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

Ex-Cabinet Minister James Cleverly said he was quitting Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet to launch a bid to be London Mayor in May 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

The former foreign secretary and Braintree MP said the capital needed ‘a champion, someone who understands its potential and is prepared to fight for its future’

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 is to resign as a shadow cabinet minister with immediate effect to run for London Mayor.

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