He’s thrown his hat in the ring and said he’d like to be PM
What do you think?
He’s quite young for a PM, has military experience, seems to be a man of principles ( but time would tell of course) Johnson hates him some MPs call him Tugendtwat
He’s supported Gay rights and was a Remainer
He’s very pro Israel and he’s banned from China He’s a Catholic with Jewish Ancestry
He seems intelligent, has studied Islam, speaks Arabic, his wife is French and he has French citizenship
Apart from a bit of concern about him being very pro Israel, I think he’d be an improvement on Johnson
Anyoldhow, odds on him being Prime Minister dropped from 16 -1 to 12-1 at Ladbrokesvthis morning so I’ve had a fiver
My initial thought was “Good, he’s an ex-soldier”, but then I read the bit above and that put me off completely as that would make him our sworn enemy!
I wondered if he might be able to heal a few rifts. Remainer now going for the best Brexit, connections and friendship with France, understands Islamic culture, speaks Arabic. Understands war and military action, Jewish heritage. But hoping that is probably living in Cloud Cuckoo Land
To be honest, the only time I became aware of Tom Tugendhat was when he made a powerfully emotive speech in the House of Commons during a debate about the withdrawal from Afghanistan.
It received a rare round of applause from the MPs in the House.
Having watched and listened to him make that speech, I’d say he was a good orator and can hold an audience but I know nothing else about him, apart from him being a former military man and serving in Afghanistan.
I can imagine the likes of Hestletine and Andrew Adonis jumping up and down for joy should Tugendhat ever get to be PM. They’ll try and drag us back onto the despised EU.
and there’s a lot of people wouldn’t need dragging