Power Shift

Sir James Cleverly Quits Shadow Cabinet to Challenge Sadiq Khan for London Mayor

Sourced from 6 publications

  • Sir James Cleverly has resigned from the shadow cabinet with immediate effect to run for Mayor of London, as reported by the Guardian and Nation
  • The MP for Braintree informed Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch he would leave her front bench, according to the Irish News
  • Cleverly, a former foreign secretary described as a political 'big hitter' by the Daily Star, will challenge incumbent mayor Sadiq Khan
  • His departure removes a high-profile figure from Badenoch's shadow cabinet team

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