James Cleverly: “She took it very well. Kemi has been very gracious.”

I hope to be a real champion for London, not just an administrator. I would make sure people are safe on the street and can really make a life for themselves and their families and can afford to live in London.

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

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.