James Cleverly 2024 Conservative leadership campaign
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| Candidate | James Cleverly Home Secretary (2023–2024) |
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| Affiliation | Conservative Party (election) |
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| Website | www |
On 23 July 2024, James Cleverly, former Home Secretary, announced his campaign to become Leader of the Conservative Party, following Rishi Sunak's resignation, after the party's defeat at the 2024 United Kingdom general election.
Background
Cleverly was appointed to the position of Home Secretary by then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak after Sunak ran unopposed in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.[1] He remained in his position until November 2023, when during a cabinet reshuffle he was replaced by David Cameron and became Home Secretary.[2]
After the Conservative Party's defeat in the 2024 United Kingdom general election, Rishi Sunak resigned as party leader and Prime Minister, however he would remain as Leader of the Opposition until a contest could be held. Cleverly himself was re-elected in his constituency of Braintree and was appointed as Shadow Home Secretary.[3][4]
Campaign
Cleverly announced his campaign on 25 July, being the first to do so.[5] Cleverly received six endorsements from sitting Conservative MPs, including Charlie Dewhirst,[6] Peter Fortune,[7] Ashley Fox, Simon Hoare,[6] Gagan Mohindra,[7] Shivani Raja.[6]
References
- ^ "Rishi Sunak aims to bring factions together in cabinet reshuffle". BBC News. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Rishi Sunak's reshuffle: Who is in the prime minister's cabinet?". BBC News. 2022-10-25. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Lord Cameron and Richard Holden resign as Tories reshuffle top team". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ Coyle, Simon (2024-07-04). "Braintree general election 2024 results in full". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ "Former Home Secretary James Cleverly announces Tory leadership bid". LBC. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b c House, Coffee (2024-09-03). "Who's backing whom for Tory leader?". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
- ^ a b Langford, Chloe Chaplain, Eleanor (2024-07-29). "Who is winning the Tory leadership race? The MPs running and who's backing them". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
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