The Tom Tugendhat interview: Islam, the Conservative party and human rights | The Daily T

Six candidates have lined up to lead the Conservative Party into its first period of opposition for 14 years. Over the coming months, The Daily T will be speaking to the candidates battling for the soul of the Tories - in a series we’re calling The Daily T(ory).

Seen as one of the more left-wing candidates in the race, shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat is known for his military service in Iraq and Afghanistan and being hawkish on Russia and China. He talks to Tim Stanley and Gordon Rayner about his changed position on the ECHR, what caused the riots…and why he serves Earl Grey tea as a default.

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[advocate]

No. Wet wet wet. I would never vote Cons again, but i think they'd be mad to leave too much space on the right.

[jumblestiltskin]

Spent the interview side stepping questions and wishy-washying around them. I have no idea where he stands on the issues.

[jumblestiltskin]

Tom here is another one that says "WE" owe a debt to Afghanistan and its people. The WE appearing to mean the public in the UK.
Well Tom, WE do not. A awful amount of blood effort and money was spent there to try to bring them our way of life and they rejected it utterly. It took the taliban 2 weeks to take back the country tooling around in hiace trucks with machine guns bolted on to do it.
I spent 2 tours there and saw nothing of what the UK public owes to this place.
The interpreters and all the rest were well paid mercenaries and knew the risks, much of the time they were turning out to be playing both sides. I didnt trust the vast majority with anything more precious than a pack of biscuits.
The "WE", owes them nothing.

[shaunthompson]

The 2024 version of Rory Stewart, except less smart.

[eltetters]

Probably a fine gentleman but so wet Ted Heath would ask for a refund. Will this party ever learn?

[attracta]

Except being a Catholic and having served the country, it's a No, No. He's a liberal conservative. Sorry!

[GenghisKhan]

The fact someone was on holiday paddling whilst Kabul fell can only be described as a gross dereliction of duty. Even cretinous.

[bompunc]

Reform or it’s another season of Starmer. Cons are finished permanently

[leslierhodes]

Listening to Tom Tughentat I know he won't sort out our immigration problem. Like Shifty Starmer, he wants to just give us weasely words. Unlike Shifty, he is a good guy. This though, calls for a strong guy or lady, who doesn't mind taking harsh decisions.

[Democracydefence]

He didnt give a permanent and adequate solution, just spewed out a load a rubbish trying to protect what is clearly failing policy, communities are constantly dividing and they are still trying to make the impossible work, unbelievable

[postmanpat]

No No No. I would not vote for a One nation Conservative. Suella is out so the Conservatives are toast.

[vfclists]

None of the current crop of Conservative prospects are capable of leading the country any more than Kier Starmer is capable of leading the Labour party.
And how did this guy gotten to believe that Britain is a wonderfully well governed country, the best country world as he and some of his cronies repeatedly say?

[TheRadgeOne]

Looking for an immigration solution from other countries either reveals another conservative who fails to understand the need to unravel the legal structures Blair/Brown established (OBR, ECHR), or perhaps he's just talking down to the liberals? He needs to hear what Starkey has been saying recently!

[elias.knotman]

Absolutely not. He's a nice man, but not what the party needs. Would not get my vote.

[alalder]

Tom Tugendhat would make a good Tory leader whereas they'll probably vote for Badenoch to show how inclusive they are - then another Truss like disaster!

[applepie]

Sadly he has proved to be a big disappointment particularly to those who served or serving.

[mrsmvcheek]

I don’t think Labour will last ten minutes Millions of people are so angry and are even angrier now there are attempts to silence them. .

[DavidAllam]

He is disappointing and somewhat inarticulate.

[richardabbot]

The System keeps throwing up competent and well-intentioned managers, when the country needs direction and leadership. TT would be a perfect Foreign Secretary in a Salisbury or Balfour government, but those days are long gone.

[cypresse]

I think it’s Tom and Kemi in the final 2