Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs Deputy Prime Minister says new unitary authorities will get planning, housing and transport powers devolved to them. The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025
‘Some brass neck’: Rayner’s allies rebuke Cleverly over council tax criticisms Labour source says questions around deputy PM’s new seaside flat are motivated by political opportunism The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2025
Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner Sir James Cleverly has demanded the Government share its assessments of how the move would hit local newspapers. Evening Standard · Aug 12, 2025
Call it the Kemi Badenoch conundrum: it’s why the Tories are going nowhere fast In her attempt to be all things to all people, the leader set off without a policy path. Now she has a party that can’t agree which way to go, says Henry Hill, deputy editor of ConservativeHome The Guardian - UK · Jul 27, 2025
Returning James Cleverly hits out at ‘one man band’ Reform: ‘The British people deserve better’ Former foreign and home secretary warns Reform is ‘nowhere near good enough’ to govern The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2025
Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’ Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact. Evening Standard · Jul 25, 2025
Can Kemi keep the Conservative Party afloat in London? With Reform ahead and members split on Kemi Badenoch as leader, former Tory campaign manager Aaron Newbury still finds many in the party optimistic about a revival in the capital Evening Standard · Jul 24, 2025
With Cleverly centre stage, the Tories have a new look – but that isn’t the same as a plan Does Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle mean the Reform-lite strategy is over? I don’t know and I’m not sure she does either, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2025
I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch The Conservative leader said that the public are ‘not yet ready to forgive’ the Tory party, more than a year on from the general election. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
The Guardian view on Kemi Badenoch’s reshuffle: a glimmer of hope for One Nation Tories Editorial: The Conservative leader’s appointment of Sir James Cleverly to the cabinet could act as a moderating force as Faragism sweeps the party The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025
Voices: Your move, Jenrick… passed over for promotion, what will Kemi’s biggest rival do next? COMMENT: Whether he turned down the offer of a more substantial position on Badenoch’s front bench, or was simply ignored in her reshuffle, John Rentoul wonders what the shadow justice secretary might be up to – and if a defection to Reform is on the cards The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2025
Kemi Badenoch plays down prospect of leadership coup after Tory reshuffle The New Statesman reported that many MPs who backed Mrs Badenoch in the last leadership contest have privately turned on her. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
James Cleverly takes immediate swipe at Sadiq Khan on London housing crisis on return to Tory frontbench But the new shadow housing secretary described Angela Rayner as ‘formidable’ Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
Cleverly: Starmer more interested in housing asylum seekers than hard workers Sir James, a former home and foreign secretary, has returned to the Tory front bench. Evening Standard · Jul 23, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Tories say Starmer has a ‘disconnect from reality’ over housing asylum seekers – as it happened Newly appointed shadow housing secretary James Cleverly says there is no excuse for recent riots but government is making a difficult situation worse
The Guardian - UK · Jul 23, 2025 Wednesday briefing: The Conservatives reshuffle in an attempt to stay relevant amid poor polling In today’s newsletter: A year into opposition, Kemi Badenoch’s party is still searching for its place in UK politics
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Badenoch and Cleverly attack Labour housing record after Tory reshuffle The shadow housing secretary promised that ‘under Kemi’s leadership, I am ready to lead the fight’ over new homes in the capital.
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Badenoch vows ‘mission of renewal’ as Cleverly returns in Tory reshuffle The former foreign secretary will shadow Angela Rayner in the housing, communities and local government brief.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 Sir Jim Dim swaps being a failed grandee for new role as cabinet stooge After a period of well-deserved obscurity following a bungled leadership bid James Cleverly returns to the Tory frontbench
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Voices: With her Tory reshuffle, what is Kemi Badenoch really up to? COMMENT: To prop up her team, the Conservatives’ vulnerable leader had little choice but to ‘hug’ one of her previous rivals close – and she was right to keep Robert Jenrick at arm’s length, argues John Rentoul
Evening Standard · Jul 22, 2025 Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench as shadow housing secretary Sir James served in the foreign office and as home secretary when the Conservatives were in power.
The National (Scotland) · Jul 22, 2025 James Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench as shadow housing secretary JAMES Cleverly is expected to return to the Conservative front bench as Kemi Badenoch makes changes to her senior team ...
The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2025 Immigration, deprivation and time spent online having ‘profound impact on society’, Rayner says – as it happened Deputy PM urges government to acknowledge people ‘real concerns’ and flagged deprivation where worst riots erupted last summer
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 James Cleverly returns to front bench in shadow cabinet reshuffle IN FULL
The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2025 Politics latest: Cleverly returns to shadow cabinet but Jenrick could miss out on top role in Tory reshuffle Kemi Badenoch gives shadow housing secretary job to former leadership rival