James Cleverly pays tribute to parents in Tory leadership bid video

James Cleverly announces running for Conservative party leadershipJames Cleverly

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00:00When I was Foreign Secretary, I stood up to our enemies around the world and I helped

00:07defend our friends. When I was Home Secretary, I recognised how important it was to get net

00:14migration under control and I took action which has seen those net migration figures come down.

00:21When I was Party Chairman, I campaigned right across the UK supporting fantastic

00:27Conservative candidates and helping them become MPs, often in parts of the country that have

00:34never had a Conservative MP before and I want to make sure that those parts of the country

00:40have a Conservative MP once again. But we can only do this together. We can only do this as

00:48a united party, focused on the needs of the British people, relentlessly working to make

00:56their lives better and if we do that we can once again restore the confidence of the British people

01:04in us as a party. That is why I am putting myself forward to be leader of the party and that is why

01:11I ask for your support to make sure this party once again is properly able to serve the British people.