Sir James Cleverly
Conservative Party
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Braintree
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 2 months)
Role
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Status
active
Constituency: Braintree
Sir James Cleverly represents Braintree in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 2 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£251,743
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£218,197
Office
£30,233
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£3,312
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (27)
£317,358.89
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
USC Schwarzenegger Institute for State and Global Policy
Other · 29 Jan 2026
£23,858.89
Dr Anwara Ali
Individual · 8 Oct 2024
£5,000
Glen Manchester
Individual · 8 Oct 2024
£15,000
Malik Karim
Individual · 7 Oct 2024
£25,000
Laurence Geller
Individual · 4 Oct 2024
£5,000
Andrew Dawber
Individual · 3 Oct 2024
£15,000
Professor Christopher Wood
Individual · 3 Oct 2024
£5,000
Simon Chappell
Individual · 3 Oct 2024
£20,000
F T Estates
Company · 27 Sept 2024
£20,000
Bestway Wholesale
Company · 25 Sept 2024
£4,500
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Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 135 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 85 Aye, 317 No (failed)
Voted Aye
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 233 Aye, 94 No (passed)
Voted No
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
17 Jun 2026 · Result: 143 Aye, 249 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 262 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 167 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 81 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 145 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 2
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 171 Aye, 302 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (5)
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Andy Burnham leaves Greater Manchester with £1.34billion debt before becoming Prime Minister
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GB News·14 Jul· View coverage →
Taxpayers across Britain face 'ticking time bomb' as council debt soars to record level
Local authority debt across the UK has reached £156.4billion within the last year, new research has revealed.
The staggering figure represen…
GB News·12 Jul· View coverage →
Reform UK will reverse Shabana Mahmood's refugee sponsorship scheme if party wins next general election: 'Biggest deportation this country has EVER seen!'
Reform UK has pledged to reverse Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood’s new refugee sponsorship scheme if they win the next General Election.
Spea…
GB News·28 Jun· View coverage →
Nearly 5,000 migrants that had been deported returned to Britain within years
An investigation has uncovered that approximately 4,300 previously deported migrants were discovered back in Britain during the period from …
GB News·28 Jun· View coverage →
Shabana Mahmood’s refugee plan ‘currying favour’ with Andy Burnham as Labour lurches ‘further to the Left’, James Cleverly warns
James Cleverly has accused Shabana Mahmood of unveiling Labour's new refugee scheme to "curry favour" with Andy Burnham.
Speaking to GB News…
GB News·28 Jun· View coverage →