UK Parliament
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

In Parliament

Shadow Home Secretary

James was appointed Shadow Home Secretary following the General Election in July 2024.

James had served as Home Secretary since November 2023. Prior to that, he had served as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since September 2022, having previously served as Secretary of State for Education, Minister for Europe at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO), Minister for Middle East and North Africa and as joint Minister of State in the Foreign & Commonwealth Office and the Department for International Development.

In Parliament
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Violent Disorder

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly responds to a Government statement on the violent disorder that occurred earlier this summer. 
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Southport Incident

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly responds to the Government statement on the devastating attack that took place in Southport on Monday.
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Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Home Office Questions: Topical Questions

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly asks the Home Secretary where she plans to repatriate failed asylum seekers from Afghanistan, Syria and Iran.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Home Office Questions: Violence against Women and Girls

Speaking in Home Office questions, Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly welcomes the Government's commitment to halving violence against women and girls and asks specifically about the metric to be used to measure the halving of violence against women and girls.
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
King’s Speech Debate

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly moves the amendment to the King’s Speech on behalf of His Majesty’s Opposition.
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Border Security and Asylum

Shadow Home Secretary James Cleverly condemns the Government’s cancellation of the Rwanda partnership without an alternative plan, which will mean tens of thousands more people claiming asylum in the UK.
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP takes the Oath of Allegiance
Oath of Allegiance

James Cleverly is sworn in as Member of Parliament for Braintree.
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Rt Hon James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
Home Office Questions

Home Secretary, James Cleverly answered MPs’ questions to the Home Office.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
Angiolini Inquiry Report

Home Secretary James Cleverly makes a statement to the House of Commons on the Angiolini inquiry into how an off-duty Metropolitan police officer was able to abduct, rape and murder a member of the public.