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Cleverly avoids culture war issues inpitch to be next London mayor

Conservative hopeful says Sadiq Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Andy Burnham is ‘very anti-London’

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Alexandra Topping Political correspondent30 Aug 2026, 04:25 pmUpdated 1d ago1 min readEuropeUnited Kingdom

United Kingdom — Alexandra Topping Political correspondent

Cleverly avoids culture war issues in pitch to be next London mayor

Conservative hopeful says Sadiq Khan has ‘lost passion for the job’ and Andy Burnham is ‘very anti-London’

James Cleverly has pledged to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting that his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister.

The former home and foreign secretary denied he had resigned from the shadow cabinet to run for mayor following a shift to the right under Badenoch’s leadership.

James Cleverly has pledged to run a “classically Conservative” campaign to become the mayor of London, insisting that his victory in the capital would be a stepping stone for Kemi Badenoch to become prime minister.

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Source: The Guardian · Alexandra Topping Political correspondent. Published 30 Aug 2026, 04:25 pm.

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