HOUSE OF COMMONS · PARLIAMENT DATA
Sir James Cleverly represents the Conservative in the House of Commons for Braintree. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
Explore the constituency's recent election results, previous results and local electoral history on UKDecides.
For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Braintree election history.
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 7 May 2015.
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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
The Standard reported growing support within the Conservatives for Cleverly's attempt to secure the party's 2028 London mayoral nomination. In an interview, he emphasised an entrepreneurial, forward-looking Conservative campaign.
Read original reporting →A report on preparations for the 2028 London mayoral election examined James Cleverly's hopes of winning the Conservative nomination, the potential challenge from other candidates and the difficulty of defeating Sadiq Khan.
Read original reporting →James Cleverly said his mayoral campaign would emphasise enterprise, public services and London governance rather than culture-war disputes, and criticised incumbent Sadiq Khan's record.
Read original reporting →The former home and foreign secretary resigned from his Conservative shadow cabinet position to pursue his party nomination for London mayor.
Read original reporting →James Cleverly publicly disagreed with fellow Conservative Nick Timothy's description of a public Ramadan prayer event in Trafalgar Square as an act of domination, saying religious freedom should be respected.
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Sir James Cleverly is listed by Parliament as a Conservative MP for Braintree, with the current Commons membership beginning 7 May 2015.
Parliamentary record →The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 3,670 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 60 DAYS
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