Tom Tugendhat is running as a candidate to replace Boris Johnson

July 7. () –

The chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, Tom Tugendhat, announced on Thursday his candidacy to replace Boris Johnson as British Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party.

Tugendhat has published an article in the ‘Telegraph’ newspaper in which he assures that, if elected, he will guarantee a “clean start” and promote a “broad coalition of colleagues” to give “new energy and ideas to the government” and “close the Brexit gap”.

Among the general lines of the new candidate, his vision of taxes stands out, which he considers “too high” and advocates that “working people and employers keep more of their money,” according to the BBC.

Likewise, Tugendhat considers that the increase in the cost of living is “a national security problem” and, on the other hand, considers it necessary to deploy more police on the streets of the United Kingdom to combat crime.

Tugendhat is the first Conservative Party politician who has taken the step of running as a possible replacement for Johnson, who announced his resignation on Thursday, now leaving it at the expense of the calendar to elect his successor, which will be announced next week.

So far, other presumable candidates such as the British Deputy Prime Minister, Dominic Raab or the former Minister of Health Matt Hancock have rejected applications, although the position does seem to tempt the Minister of Transport, Gran Shapps, whom the Sky News chain already places among who have in mind to present themselves to the internal vote.