UK Parliament
Rt Hon James Cleverly MP

In Parliament

James served as Shadow Home Secretary from the General Election in July 2024 until November 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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James Cleverly speaking in Westminster Hall
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a Westminster Hall debate on the case of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to an Urgent Question on Bosnia and Herzegovina

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to an Urgent Question on Bosnia and Herzegovina and the potential of a renewed conflict in the Western Balkans following threats to withdraw Republika Srpska from certain state-level institutions.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to Afghanistan debate

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the proposal for an inquiry into the UK’s involvement in the NATO-led mission to Afghanistan.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Questions

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to MPs’ questions to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to debate on the first anniversary of the Abraham accords

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the significance of the Abraham accords signed just over a year ago and what role the UK can play.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to Urgent Question on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, makes a statement to the House of Commons following news that Iran has rejected Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s appeal against the new charges made against her.
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James Cleverly MP speaking in Westminster Hall
James Cleverly responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Yemen

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a debate on the humanitarian situation in Yemen.
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James Cleverly speaking in Westminster Hall
James Cleverly responds to a debate on the Iran nuclear deal

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to a Westminster Hall debate on Iran’s compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.
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James Cleverly MP speaking at the Dispatch Box in the House of Commons
James Cleverly responds to debate on the withdrawal from Afghanistan

James Cleverly, Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, responds to an Opposition Day debate calling for a Joint Committee to investigate the withdrawal from Afghanistan. He outlines the focus of UK priorities: preventing Afghanistan from again becoming a haven for global terrorism; preventing humanitarian disaster and supporting refugees; preserving wider regional stability; and holding the Taliban to account for their conduct, including their record on human rights.