Two former Patel supporters endorse James Cleverly ahead of leadership vote
Two Conservative MPs who supported Priti Patel in the first round of the Conservative leadership contest are now supporting James Cleverly.
James Cleverly: ‘Reasonable chance’ I will run for Conservative leadership
James Cleverly has said there is a “reasonable chance” he will stand in the Conservative leadership contest.
James Cleverly warns failure on migration could spark rise of ‘extremist parties’
James Cleverly has warned that a failure to act on immigration could lead to the rise of “extremist parties” The home secretary said the Conservatives were “taking action” but that public anger over rising immigration levels could “erupt” if a Labour government is elected on Thursday. Cleverly’s comments come in the wake of the French […]
James Cleverly says MPs must not feel ‘bullied’ as government mulls protest rule changes
James Cleverly has said the government is mulling changing protest rules as the pro-Palestine demonstrations are putting “huge pressure” on policing. In an interview with The Times newspaper, the home secretary suggested that protest organisers could be required to give more than the currently mandated six days of notice to police. This was a change […]
Home secretary warns ‘malign actors’ will use AI deepfakes in attempt to rig UK election
The home secretary has warned that the era of deepfakes generated by Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used to disrupt elections is “already in play”. In an interview with The Times newspaper, James Cleverly said the technology could provide the “perfect storm” for those looking to hijack the upcoming general election, which the prime minister has […]
Can James Cleverly break the ‘Home Office curse’ before it breaks him?
Since taking over the Home Office, James Cleverly has insisted at pains that the time for “talking” about the department’s key responsibilities is over — people are “sick” of it. He thinks that it is long past time ministers took “decisive action” on migration, legal and illegal. Cleverly’s emphasis here, of course, is a not-so-subtle […]
Minister ‘confident’ Rwanda flights will start before election amid Cleverly visit
Immigration minister Robert Jenrick has this morning insisted he is “confident” that flights will be taking off to Rwanda before the next election. It comes after home secretary James Cleverly has arrived in Rwanda to sign a new treaty with the country. He will meet his counterpart, Vincent Biruta, to sign the treaty and discuss key next […]
Suella Braverman labels migration package ‘too late’, urges government to ‘go further’
The government has introduced measures it says will deliver the biggest ever cut in net migration after the release of figures last week showed levels had reached a record high. Home secretary James Cleverly announced the “five-point plan” in a statement to the House of Commons yesterday in a bid to curb immigration, which he […]
James Cleverly faces backlash over Rwanda stance in Conservative grassroots survey
James Cleverly has fallen from first to eleventh from bottom in a ranking of cabinet ministers based on the surveyed views of Conservative Party members.
Alex Cunningham: ‘James Cleverly insulted my constituency at PMQs. I won’t let him get away with it’
I am proud to be an adopted Teessider of several decades and proud of our area and our people, vast numbers of whom live in poverty, yet get on with their lives and try to make things better. But they’ve been badly let down by 13 years of Tory Government — with local services devastated, […]
