Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat: 'I'm running to give people a choice'

Tory leadership hopeful Tom Tugendhat has told LBC that he is running for PM to give people "a choice" and that it is "up to others" to decide whether he is fit for the job.as they faced their first public TV debate of the contest.

Kemi Badenoch, Penny Mordaunt, Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss and Tom Tugendhat faced tough questions about integrity within the Tory party."The reason I'm running is because I think people should have the right to choose," Mr Tugendhat replied. "The only choice I had, as it were, was whether or not to stand. I decided to stand because I think people should have a choice.

"I'm sure there's plenty of people listening who could think of nothing worse than having me as Prime Minister, but you know, maybe there are some others who think differently.Read more:

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By all means, serve Engerland.. ..but you can keep your mits out of Scotland!..We're leaving! ScottishIndependence2023

If the conservatives were smart they would choose Tugendhat as they are not they will choose one of the other hypocrites.

I didn't realise Tom was in the army! Give it a rest man!

That’ll be England.

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