Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir James Cleverly has resigned from the Conservative shadow cabinet with immediate effect to run for Mayor of London. The Braintree MP stepped down as shadow housing, communities and local government secretary after informing party leader Kemi Badenoch. Cleverly stated he needed to leave the front bench to concentrate fully on building an effective campaign for City Hall. He criticised current Labour Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, claiming London's reputation has slipped and its issues have been left to fester. The former foreign secretary previously represented the Conservatives on the London Assembly before becoming an MP in 2015. In fullJames Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Conservative MP James Cleverly quits to run for Mayor of London
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleSir James Cleverly has resigned from the Conservative shadow cabinet with immediate effect to run for Mayor of London. The Braintree MP stepped down as shadow housing, communities and local government secretary after informing party leader Kemi Badenoch. Cleverly stated he needed to leave the front bench to concentrate fully on building an effective campaign for City Hall. He criticised current Labour Mayor Sir Sadiq Khan, claiming London's reputation has slipped and its issues have been left to fester. The former foreign secretary previously represented the Conservatives on the London Assembly before becoming an MP in 2015. In fullJames Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayorMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
