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James Cleverly storms into the lead

9 October 2024

3:06 AM

9 October 2024

3:06 AM

It’s official: the Tories believe in JC. Following last week’s party conference in Birmingham, James Cleverly has this afternoon topped the penultimate ballot of Tory MPs. The Shadow Home Secretary stormed into the lead with 39 MPs, overtaking both Robert Jenrick on 31 and Kemi Badenoch on 30 to officially confirm his status as the new frontrunner for Tory leader.

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