James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to take on Sadiq Khan in fight to be next London mayor

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What to know

  • James Cleverly is to resign as a shadow cabinet minister with immediate effect to run for London Mayor.S1
  • 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’S2
  • Ex-Cabinet Minister James Cleverly said he was quitting Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet to launch a bid to be London Mayor in May 2028S3
  • Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effectJames Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London. The Tory heavyweight, who was once home and foreign secretary and is shadow minister for...S4
  • Sir James Cleverly has announced he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to stand to be Mayor of London.S5
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2mos BBC

Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.

2mos Dailymail

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to take on Sadiq Khan in fight to be next London mayor

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

2mos Independent

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

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’

2mos Mirror

Tory James Cleverly quits Kemi Badenoch's top team for London mayoral bid

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

2mos The Guardian

James Cleverly resigns from shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London

Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effectJames Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London. The Tory…

2mos Standard

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

Sir James Cleverly has announced he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to stand to be Mayor of London.

James Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to take on Sadiq Khan in fight to be next London mayor

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What to know

  • James Cleverly is to resign as a shadow cabinet minister with immediate effect to run for London Mayor.S1
  • 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’S2
  • Ex-Cabinet Minister James Cleverly said he was quitting Kemi Badenoch's shadow cabinet to launch a bid to be London Mayor in May 2028S3
  • Shadow minister for housing, communities and local government to resign with immediate effectJames Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor of London. The Tory heavyweight, who was once home and foreign secretary and is shadow minister for...S4
  • Sir James Cleverly has announced he is resigning from the shadow cabinet to stand to be Mayor of London.S5
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S1 Dailymail 1 report · EN
S2 Independent 1 report · EN
S3 Mirror 1 report · EN
S4 The Guardian 1 report · EN
S5 StandardLead 1 report · EN
BBC 1 report · EN