A Catholic MP has thrown his hat in the ring to be the next Prime Minister following the downfall of Boris Johnson.
Tom Tugendhat, the Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling, Kent, announced his intention to stand as leader of the Government on the on the same day Mr Johnson resigned from office.
A former soldier and journalist and a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, Mr Tugendhat promised to lower taxes and a “military-style” effort to crack down on “evil” cross-Channel people traffickers.
