James Cleverly gains momentum in bid to be new Tory leader as bookies slash odds

JAMES Cleverly is gaining momentum in his bid to be the new Tory leader.

Some 50 candidates who stood at the last election have endorsed the Shadow Home Secretary in an open letter seen by The Sun on Sunday.

Their message reads: “We need to get our act together now.

“The public sent a very clear message they’d had enough of the perceived ‘Tory psychodrama’ in Westminster.”