Tory MP Tom Tugendhat becomes first to throw hat into leadership ring

Tom Tugendhat is considered a 16-1 outsider to become prime minister if Boris Johnson were to resign. Photograph: Niall Carson/PA

The Tory MP Tom Tugendhat has become the first to say he would throw his hat into the ring if there were a Conservative party leadership contest.

The MP for Tonbridge and Malling and chair of the Commons foreign affairs committee said it would be a “huge privilege” to serve as prime minister, a job he once described as like winning the lottery.