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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/both-the-country-and-my-party-are-beset-with-division-we-cannot-bring/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

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## More by James Cleverly

> [It's the nature often on social media that people say things without really thinking through their position.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/it-s-the-nature-often-on-social-media-that-people-say-things-without/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/being-hip-being-popular-being-cool-that-s-really-easy-until-you-have/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [My fear is of the message we put out to millions of voters is that if change is not initiated through the ballot box,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/my-fear-is-of-the-message-we-put-out-to-millions-of-voters-is-that-if/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [When I have been speaking to people in Braintree and at other places in the country they really didn't buy into Labour's economic offer,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/when-i-have-been-speaking-to-people-in-braintree-and-at-other-places/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/actually-brexit-is-an-incredibly-important-issue-but-it-s-not-the/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [Once we have delivered Brexit, no one is going to say: 'Oh wow, you delivered Brexit, I'm going to ignore everything else to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/once-we-have-delivered-brexit-no-one-is-going-to-say-oh-wow-you/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [The London assembly's job is to scrutinise the mayor of London.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/the-london-assembly-s-job-is-to-scrutinise-the-mayor-of-london/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [Basically the real decision making in the Labour party is old white men, assisted by young, posh men.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/basically-the-real-decision-making-in-the-labour-party-is-old-white/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [Boris is a naturally energetic and optimistic politician. And when he goes on the campaign trail that just becomes so evident.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/boris-is-a-naturally-energetic-and-optimistic-politician-and-when-he/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [I'm in the most diverse Cabinet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/i-m-in-the-most-diverse-cabinet/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [If we went around just throwing people on the scrap heap because of one or two things that they might have done in their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/if-we-went-around-just-throwing-people-on-the-scrap-heap-because-of/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [I get racist stuff all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/i-get-racist-stuff-all-the-time/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [Brexit has given us the start of a conversation with people who perhaps haven't traditionally voted Conservative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/brexit-has-given-us-the-start-of-a-conversation-with-people-who/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [I, Daniel Blake' is a powerful and moving film. But it is a political polemic and is particularly unfair on the public sector professionals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/i-daniel-blake-is-a-powerful-and-moving-film-but-it-is-a-political/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

> [When I was on the London assembly it was quite common for government ministers to refuse to appear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-cleverly/when-i-was-on-the-london-assembly-it-was-quite-common-for-government/)

[James Cleverly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-cleverly/)

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