BBC Aug 29
Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor:
The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.
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Cleverly leaves shadow cabinet to pursue London mayoral candidacyLondoners are not due to vote until May 2028, while the Conservatives have yet to choose their candidate.
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- Sir James Cleverly told Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch he was leaving his shadow housing post to focus on the campaign.
- The mayoral election is not scheduled until May 2028, and incumbent Sir Sadiq Khan has not confirmed a fourth-term bid.
- The Conservatives have not selected a candidate, while Reform UK announced Westminster councillor Laila Cunningham in January.
- In May 2024, Khan defeated Conservative rival Susan Hall by more than 275,000 votes and won 43.8% of the vote.
Londoners need homes they can afford to buy or rent. Entrepreneurs need to be able to start and grow businesses without being strangled by cost and regulation.— Sir James Cleverly, quoted in the BBC article about his bid to become London mayor
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Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor: The capital is not set to vote on a new mayor until 2028.
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