Ex-soldier Tom Tugendhat launches bid to succeed Boris Johnson as PM
The Metro says TOM TUGENDHAT has confirmed he will attempt to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister.
He has been widely tipped as a candidate capable of winning backing from the left of the Tory party, despite being a relative outsider.
The 49-year-old former soldier has never served in government but is currently chair of the foreign affairs select committee.
He will likely seek to distinguish himself from a crowded field by billing himself as a clean break from the Johnson-era, having never served in his cabinet.
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