Quotes from James Cleverly

The London assembly's job is to scrutinise the mayor of London.

We just fundamentally forgot that people want to vote for something positive. They want to be shown what the good life for them personally looks like.

Both the country, and my party, are beset with division. We cannot bring the country back together unless the party of government is united, and the party cannot unite if it is led from its fringes.

Actually, Brexit is an incredibly important issue, but it's not the only issue. And to be a credible party of Government you need to have plans for everything, not just for the delivery of Brexit.

When there are legitimate concerns and frustrations it is never cool to marginalise and ridicule the people who have those concerns.

When I was on the London assembly it was quite common for government ministers to refuse to appear.

The Cabinet makes collective decision and when the Cabinet speaks it speaks with one voice.

I, Daniel Blake' is a powerful and moving film. But it is a political polemic and is particularly unfair on the public sector professionals who work in Job Centre Plus, in my experience they are proactive and helpful. Completely at odds with their portrayal in the film.

We didn't get agitated over the closure of blacksmiths when people stopped riding horses and started driving cars.

Being hip, being popular, being cool, that's really easy. Until you have to make tough decisions. And when you have to make tough decisions, that veneer of coolness comes off real quick.