Cleverly quits shadow cabinet to run for London mayor

Sir James Cleverly said he would stand as the Tory candidate at the next London mayoral election (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

Senior Conservative Sir James Cleverly has said he is quitting the shadow cabinet to stand for London mayor.

The former foreign secretary and Braintree MP said the capital needs “more than an administrator” after seeing its reputation “slip, at home and abroad, while too many of its problems have been left to fester.”