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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jessica Elgot and Kiran Stacey

Tom Tugendhat says voters no longer take Conservative party seriously

Tom Tugendhat, flanked by two union flags, speaks behind a lectern with the words 'Serve. Lead. Act' written on it
Tom Tugendhat officially announced his bid on Tuesday to lead the Conservative party. Photograph: Carl Court/Getty Images

Tom Tugendhat has said that people will “never vote for a party that they’ve stopped taking seriously”, promising to lead a “Conservative revolution” as he became the fifth Tory MP to officially launch his campaign for the Tory leadership.

Ahead of a vote on Wednesday in which Conservative MPs will eliminate one of the six contenders, the shadow security minister gave a speech in London in which he said there were tough lessons to be learned from the party’s time in power, which was characterised by frequent infighting.

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