James Cleverly

Conservative leadership bid

Dame Priti Patel returns to back benches to take on ‘international role’

Si James Cleverly

Cleverly accuses Burnham of ‘war on London’ in pitch for mayoralty

Sir James Cleverly

Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

Prime Minister Andy Burnham

Minister rejects accusation Andy Burnham broke promise on council homes funding

Andy Burnham gesturing as he speaks

Tory council leaders accuse Burnham of ‘devolving blame’ for tax rises

Andy Burnham

PM: Government money alone may not be enough to get rough sleepers off streets

Andy Burnham

Rayner defends Burnham’s record on tackling rough sleeping in Manchester

Jason Arday

Cambridge chancellor condemns ‘racist feeding frenzy’ over Jason Arday

Angela Rayner in high-vis and a hard hat

Angela Rayner promises action to tackle housing crisis with planning shake-up

Andy Burnham and Angela Rayner

Vape crackdown to give towns ‘power to turn things around’, Prime Minister says

Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander

Mayors given fast-track route to build new trams and transport links

Piles of rubbish in Sparkhill, Birmingham

Deal ‘within sight’ to end Birmingham bin strike

PM warns of politicians trying to divide ahead of social cohesion plan unveiling

Minister defends Reed amid calls for him to resign over local elections U-turn

29 English council elections postponed, says Steve Reed

Chinese embassy plan approved by Government

Cleverly distances himself from Hollinrake’s Reform UK jibe
A Tory split has opened up after Kevin Hollinrake appeared to liken the Reform UK logo to a Nazi badge.
Nina Lloyd, PA Political Correspondent

Telford & Wrekin bucks the trend for housebuilding as country hits a 10-year low

Number of new homes per year in England falls to near-decade low

Social housing to see £7 billion boost as mayors urged to ‘go bold’ with plans

Timeline of Kemi Badenoch’s leadership of the Conservative Party

Legally binding standards to be placed on military homes under renting reforms

Angela Rayner’s £17,000 severance pay after tax row ‘outrageous,’ Tories say

Flagship planning Bill amendments to speed up reservoir and wind farm building

Government plans to axe public notices ‘devastating’ for local news, editors say

Conservatives pledge to rewrite London’s planning strategy if Tory mayor elected

Half of Tory members think Badenoch should not lead party into next election

Inviting Tommy Robinson to Israel a ‘foolish move’ – Cleverly
Sir James Cleverly said the far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was using a ‘pro-Israeli posture” to “be anti-Muslim’.
Will Durrant, PA Political Staff

Minister backs Gary Neville and condemns ‘people stoking division’ in society

Major infrastructure approvals at record level ‘as Government says yes’

Steve Reed

Housing Secretary to speed up building in light of latest slow planning figures

Streeting says Government could look at legislation after Linehan arrest

Tories will challenge Government to rule out property tax hikes

Local government reforms backed by MPs despite ‘power grab’ concerns

Devolution bill is ‘biggest transfer of power in a generation’, Rayner tells MPs

Nearly 100,000 homes sped up by drive to cut red tape, ministers claim

Ricky Jones case should not be compared to Lucy Connolly – lawyers

Axing public notices will threaten local democracy, Cleverly tells Rayner

Homelessness minister quits over rent hike claims

Fact check: ‘Asylum hotels’, employment data and ‘enhanced customs monitoring’

I can’t spend all my time worrying about regicide – Badenoch

Kemi Badenoch plays down prospect of leadership coup after Tory reshuffle

Cleverly: Starmer more interested in housing asylum seekers than hard workers

Cleverly set to return to Tory front bench as shadow housing secretary

Sir James Cleverly to make frontbench comeback as Kemi Badenoch reshuffles team

Cleverly hits out at populist ‘fantasy’ amid London mayor bid speculation

Assisted dying law closer but MPs’ support narrows in historic vote

Historic vote brings assisted dying closer to becoming law in England and Wales

MPs share their own stories as assisted dying debate continues

‘We don’t want to go back to court’, says women’s group over gender ruling delay

Badenoch insists Tories are still the main opposition to Labour

Badenoch ‘will get better’, says Stride as Tories’ polling woes continue

Tories must reject climate change ‘luddites’ on left and right, warns Cleverly

Net migration halves as fewer people come to UK for work and study

Gary Lineker’s social media posts that have made headlines over the years

Putin ‘prevaricating and obfuscating’ in Ukraine peace talks, Lammy warns

Farm tax is risk to UK food security, says former foreign secretary

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