MP for Braintree
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
“A veteran Conservative with top-level ministerial experience who now serves as the opposition's shadow housing secretary.”
Sir James Cleverly is a Conservative MP for Braintree, first elected in 2015. He has held a string of senior government roles, including Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, and since July 2025 has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.
His voting record shows 100% party loyalty (party average 99%) and 67% attendance (party average 56%), with a single rebel vote in 2019. On policy, he generally backs stricter immigration controls and the Rwanda deportation scheme, and supports the asylum system, while often opposing expanded trade union powers; his votes on NHS funding, universal credit, VAT, transgender rights and bus services regulation have been mixed.
Declares 14 financial interests, including ongoing paid employment and ad hoc payments, various earnings and miscellaneous interests, and visits outside the UK.
Generated 21 February 2026
How this MP participates in parliamentary votes. These numbers describe activity, not effectiveness.
How often this MP votes
Conservative average: 56%
The percentage of parliamentary votes (divisions) this MP participated in. MPs may miss votes for legitimate reasons including ministerial duties, constituency work, or illness.
How often this MP votes with their party
Conservative average: 99%
Estimated from voting record, not self-declared. This is a simplified model — real politics is more complex than a single axis.
16 positions
Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Since Jul 2025
Education Committee
Jun 2025 - Dec 2025
Shadow Home Secretary
Jul 2024 - Nov 2024
Home Secretary
Nov 2023 - Jul 2024
Foreign Secretary
Sept 2022 - Nov 2023
Secretary of State for Education
Jul 2022 - Sept 2022
Minister of State (Minister for Europe)
Feb 2022 - Jul 2022
Figures include only interests with declared monetary values from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Some categories (e.g. hospitality, overseas visits) may not have monetary values recorded, so the total may not reflect all declared interests.
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
NOVictims and Courts Bill
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
AYEOpposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
AYEOpposition day motion: student loans
AYEOpposition day motion: fuel duty
AYEDraft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
NOFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
AYEFinance (No. 2) Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
NOCourts and Tribunals Bill
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AYECourts and Tribunals Bill
The percentage of votes where this MP voted the same way as the majority of their party. High loyalty is typical; most MPs vote with their party on most issues.
Rebel votes
Times this MP voted differently from the majority of their party. This can reflect independent judgement, but context matters — some rebel votes are on procedural matters, others on major policy.
