James Cleverly

I’m going to run as an aspirational, entrepreneurial, forward-thinking Conservative candidate that is in tune with the city.

I am going to put forward a classic Conservative case to be the mayor of London, and it’s about enterprise, it’s about opportunity.

Other parties simply amplify every criticism of the capital, talking it down without offering either a credible plan or showing any real desire to make things better.

The Conservative Party, and London, needs a credible candidate with the experience and confidence to win. I know this city. I know the job. I know I can do it. And I know I can beat whoever Labour puts forward.

London’s reputation has been allowed to slip, at home and abroad, while too many of its problems have been left to fester.

I have told Kemi Badenoch that I will leave the shadow cabinet. Serving there has been a privilege, and I know there will continue to be strong voices around that table.

There has been lots of posturing, very little delivery.

Sadiq has been trying to get out of that job for quite a while.

Frankly, Kemi is doing really well now. She’s getting great cut-through.

I don’t buy the lazy idea that London is a Labour city.

Our route to getting Kemi in No 10 has got to be through success in London.

She took it very well. Kemi has been very gracious.

This whole announcement is a con. Fewer homes will be delivered than previous programmes in this Parliament as social rent is more expensive.

Labour’s so-called council house programme is already unravelling.

A small minority of travellers are breaking the rules, and all too often, it is going unpunished. This cannot be allowed to continue.

Communities are being abandoned by the current approach and forced to tolerate lawbreaking on their doorsteps.

Labour are planning a power grab, seizing control from local communities and forcing them to accept development in the wrong areas

The one of the best ways that we can help physically protect Moldova from harm is to ensure that Ukrainians are able to defend themselves against Russian attack.