Tory leadership race: James Cleverly can 'speak to all Londoners,' says ex-London minister Paul Scully Lewisham-born Cleverly was a member of the Greater London Assembly Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2024
Israel should be ‘congratulated’ for Hassan Nasrallah assassination, Kemi Badenoch says The Tory leadership hopeful said killing of Hezbollah chief would ‘create more peace in the Middle East’ The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2024
Conservative leadership candidates lay out immigration plans ahead of conference Immigration has been one of the much-discussed issues. Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2024
‘Not all cultures equally valid’ when it comes to immigration, says Badenoch Tory leadership candidate says some arriving in UK ‘hate Israel’ and voiced concern about people bringing ‘ancestral ethnic hostilities’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after comments on ‘excessive’ maternity pay – as it happened Conservative leadership contenders Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject rival’s comments, while Rosie Duffield criticises Keir Starmer The Guardian - UK · Sep 29, 2024
UK Conservatives Assemble To Find A New Leader And Future Direction Britain's opposition Conservatives gather for an annual conference on Sunday, licking their wounds from an historic election defeat and locked in battle over the party's future direction. International Business Times · Sep 29, 2024
Tory grandees warn of ‘monumental’ party rebuild as infighting breaks out on eve of conference Theresa May and William Hague say Tory leadership contenders need to acknowledge the scale of the defeat in July The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2024
‘Like celebrity reality TV where you don’t recognise the celebrities’: senior Tories fear next leader won’t survive long Conservative grandees at the conference in Birmingham fear that none of the candidates can unite the party’s factions The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
Tories were too focused on Reform to see Lib Dem threat, Theresa May says Former PM says leadership candidates must understand that party lost election because it ‘trashed our brand’ The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
New Tory leader must make sure party focuses on its traditional base, says chair Richard Fuller’s pre-conference remarks echo others who worry candidates have edged right to combat Reform The Guardian - UK · Sep 28, 2024
The Guardian view on the Conservative party conference: a parade of bad choices Editorial: The Tory leadership contest has so far failed to engage meaningfully with the reasons for July’s historic defeat The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Net zero or not: will the next Tory leader embrace green agenda or oppose it? Environment has barely figured in leadership campaign but soon the party must decide where it stands The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
Of course the wannabe Tory leaders have regrets. They think they weren’t toxic or nasty enough Three months on from their historic election defeat, there is no sign of any real understanding, still less of remorse, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2024
‘Caffeinate with Cleverly’: Tory leader hopefuls flog mugs, T-shirts and totes Merchandise is one way to show support, though a look on eBay suggests the memorabilia can rapidly go out of fashion The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2024 James Cleverly does not rule out taking donations from Frank Hester Tory leadership hopeful says comments about Diane Abbott were ‘completely wrong’ and donor has apologised
The Independent UK · Sep 15, 2024 Ministers accused of ‘rookie errors’ over early release scheme as freed prisoner allegedly commits assault Prisoners were being freed under the early release scheme in a bid to tackle overcrowding in jails in England and Wales
The National (Scotland) · Sep 15, 2024 Starmers took clothes donations to 'look their best for UK', David Lammy claims KEIR Starmer and his wife Victoria accepted donations of clothing without declaring it under parliamentary rules so they could “look their best”…
The Guardian - UK · Sep 13, 2024 James Cleverly targeted by dirt-digging firm’s ‘dossier’ in Tory leadership race Party said it would give public warnings to any candidate attacking rivals or backbiting
Evening Standard · Sep 11, 2024 Tory leadership hopeful James Cleverly jumps on Lime bike to race to TV interviews in London traffic Mr Cleverly was one of four contenders to get through on Tuesday to the third round of the contest to succeed Rishi Sunak as Tory leader
The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2024 Mel Stride knocked out of Tory leadership contest Ex-work and pensions secretary becomes second casualty of contest, leaving four MPs vying to succeed Rishi Sunak
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 4 candidates remain in the race to lead the UK's Conservative Party British lawmaker Mel Stride became the second candidate to be kicked out of the Conservative Party leadership contest
The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2024 Kemi Badenoch regains momentum in Tory leadership race as Mel Stride eliminated Former immigration minister Robert Jenrick tops the vote to replace Rishi Sunak with ex-home secretary James Cleverly in third
The National (Scotland) · Sep 10, 2024 Mel Stride crashes out of Tory leadership race as Robert Jenrick retains first place FORMER work and pensions secretary Mel Stride has been eliminated from the Tory leadership race.
Evening Standard · Sep 10, 2024 Tory leadership contender warns party must 'not forget' centre ground voters lost to Lib Dems and Labour Results of the second round of Conservative leadership voting are expected at 5pm on Tuesday
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 James Cleverly favourite to top MPs’ poll as Tory leadership contest takes surprise twist Exclusive: Opponents of the former home secretary have briefed that they believe he has taken the lead among Tory MPs as polling shows he wins the popularity vote with the public