An Interview With James Cleverly AM

He's a lifelong south-east Londoner, brought up in Lewisham and schooled in Greenwich, though his higher education was on the westside. He's served in the army, done a bit of banking and then went into publishing, which partly explains his interest in blogging. He's determined that he'll be giving the job his all and be seen to be doing so - he's on four committees and the MPA. He says he's a Tory because the "Conservative Party principles are the most in tune with the natural way of the world." Interestingly, he was drawn to politics because he found the early prime minister Blair infuriating and unprincipled. He joined the local Tories soon after. James talks warmly about his constituency of Bexley and Bromley, with its blend of suburbs and near-countryside. Judging by the election, Bexley and Bromley is pretty keen on him too. Plus there's Cleverly on Boris, Cleverly on Ken, and Cleverly on London's identity. For the full 27 minutes CLICK HERE