Prime Minister Tugendhat emphasizes his leadership qualities as a former military man
tugendhat He says he's tired of the “petty points-gathering and self-service” at Westminster.
He shows leadership, he says.
He says he knew what leadership was from his time in the military.
I was a soldier, serving my country and facing the enemy. I know what leadership requires.
When everything else is cut out and nothing is left, what remains is personality.
Both in Afghanistan and Iraq. I have served in combat alongside some of our best soldiers, and I have seen my friends push beyond their limits and make the ultimate sacrifice.
When times were tough, when times were tough, even when we were beaten down and thought it was over, we kept going.
I know what drove them, and I know what drove me. It's leadership, and our country needs leadership.
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He is offering leadership, he says.
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He says he knows what leadership is from his time in the military.
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I was a soldier, I served our country and I faced our enemies. I know what leadership demands.
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When everything else has been cut away and there’s nothing left, character is what remains.
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In Afghanistan and in Iraq. I served in combat alongside the best, and I’ve seen friends push themselves beyond their limits, and some made the ultimate sacrifice.
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When it was hard, when it was tough, we kept going, even after we were knocked down and thought it was over.
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I know what drove them, and I know what drove me. It’s leadership, and our country is crying out for leadership.
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Tugendhat arrives.
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He starts “Good morning conference”. When there is no response, he asks them to try again (which is a bit panto).
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The election was bruising. But the conference has made him optimistic, he says.
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Four days here with all of you has helped turn my anger and my disappointment into optimism. I can feel the energy, I can feel the determination. I can feel the hope you, the beating heart of our party …
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I know we can, and we will rebuild this party. I know we can and we will reconnect with the British people. I know we can, and we will restore trust. And if we do that, we can and we will win again.
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They are now showing a video about Tom Tugendhat. It stresses his military record.
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In an article for the Sunday Telegraph published at the weekend, Kemi Badenoch said that people should be committed to the UK, they should “love this country”, if they want to settle here as immigrants. She also implied people who “hate Israel” should be excluded.
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On the Today programme this morning Mishal Husain, interviewing Badenoch, tried to get her to explain how a Badenoch government could actually enforce an immigration policy based on these principles. She did not much much luck.
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Asked if policy might depend on country of origin (banning or restricting people from certain countries?) or a test on arrival (only admitting people who pass?), Badenoch said it could be “all of those things”. But she repeatedly said she was not proposing policy now, because at this point what mattered were the principles behind her stance. “Of course I don’t have the strategy,” she said.
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Badenoch also argued that setting out policy now was counterproductive. In comments that were implicitly critical of her rivals, who have been much happier announcing policy, she said:
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The leadership contest is now, and what we are testing is principles and character, not the detail of policy solutions. That will come later.
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And the more we start talking about policy before deciding on what we agree on, the more likely we are to start having arguments after the fact. That is what I want to change.
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People ask me how we unite the party. It’s by starting with principles, with the mission and direction.
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Jenrick has been widely-criticised for the campaign video in which he claimed special forces were acting like this through fear of detainees being released under European human rights law.
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Tugendhat said one of the soldiers featured in Jenrick’s video died shortly after the video was taken, and is therefore unable to defend himself from such accusations.
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Speaking to BBC Newsnight, Tugendhat said:
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What’s particularly upsetting is that video is using a piece of footage of some of the people I served with, one of whom there died shortly after that film was taken in an accident, and is not able to defend himself from the accusation that is effectively being levelled against him.
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I do not think we should be using footage of our special forces in operations.
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I would not put that video out. In fact I’d pull it down.
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“So that is actually footage of somebody you knew?”
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Conservative leadership contender Tom Tugendhat reveals he knew one of the Special Forces soldiers who was used in a video released by leadership rival Robert Jenrick.#Newsnight pic.twitter.com/Wy5o6cQnjC
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James Cleverly has defended his call for the Tories to commit to abolishing stamp duty on homes
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In an interview with the Today programme, when it was put to him that this would cost around £10bn, he replied:
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At the last general election, my party – the Conservative party – was being criticised by the Labour party for taxing too much.
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If we don’t start cutting taxes, we stifle the economy and we will ultimately not be able to thrive as a country.
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When Mishal Husain, the presenter, suggested that this was reminiscent of what Liz Truss was doing in her mini-budget, Cleverly replied:
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Your argument is because one of my predecessors proposed it, we can never propose it?
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This is why we have now got the highest tax burden since the war. Higher than many of our international competitors and high enough that the Labour party felt liberated to criticise us.
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Some Tories at the conference have been calling for closer links with Reform UK.
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In an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Nigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, insisted he was not interested. He said:
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There would be no deal with them, I wouldn’t trust them anyway, they have a pattern of behaviour pretending to be one thing and then when they’re in government being quite the opposite.
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And, frankly, what I’m trying to do with Reform is replace them.
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Farage also said he thought the Tories had no chance of winning the next election.
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They all think with a new leader ‘it’ll all be fine, all the voters will come back to us’, and what they don’t understand is the Conservative brand is completely damaged, they have no chance of winning the next election.
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Asked if he was proud of having helped to deliver Brexit, Farage said:
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Do I think getting back our independence was the right thing to do? You bet your life.
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Do I think we’ve handled it well? Good Lord, no.
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Good morning. There are plenty of more important things in politics than who becomes the next Conservative leader – two thirds of voters don’t even care, according to Ipsos polling, including almost a third of people who backed the party at the election – but if you are interested in the outcome, today is the most important day in the contest so far. Over the past century most people elected Conservative leader have also been prime minister at some point, so it is normally a consequential choice.
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Although the four-day conference has, in effect, been a long husting, this morning we’re getting the key face-off. All four candidates are delivering a 20-minute speech in the conference hall. A platform speech to a big audience is always a challenge, but the candidates face two particular difficulties this morning.
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First, they are going to have to say something new (no one is impressed by a speech they have heard before) even though they have spent the last three days constanly using their best soundbites, arguments, jokes and talking points. That won’t be easy.
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And, second, they have to make a pitch to two separate audiences. Conservative party members will have the final say. But next week the 121 Conservative MPs will vote in two more ballots will eliminate two candidates, before ballot papers with just two names go out to members. And the views and priorities of members and MPs are not wholly aligned; MPs tend to have a more acute sense of what will help them stay elected.
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The four candidates have briefed out lines from what they plan to say, and here is snapshot.
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Robert Jenrick, who is now the favourite, is going to talk about building a new Conservative party. According to the Telegraph, he will say:
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The truth is this. If we’re to tackle the immense challenges we face, if we’re to restore the public’s trust, we must build something new.
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A new Conservative party. That is what I call for today. Nothing less than a new Conservative party built on the rock of our oldest values and best traditions. If I become our leader, this is what – together – we will build.
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Jenrick’s platform is very rightwing in some respects (he is the only candidate fully committed to withdrawal from the European convention on human rights), but this is the language of Tony Blair, when he created New Labour.
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Kemi Badenoch will say the Tories must be the party of “wealth creation”. She will say:
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The Conservatives have to be the party of wealth creation. Wealth is not a dirty word. It supports jobs and families. It pays for our schools, for our health service. We should encourage it.
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James Cleverly will strike the most optimistic note, the advance briefing suggests. He will say:
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Let’s be enthusiastic; relatable; positive; optimistic.
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Let’s sell the benefits of a Conservative government with a smile. We will not win back voters by pretending to be something we’re not. We win back voters by being honest, by being professional, by being Conservative.
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And Tom Tugendhat will also adopt Blairite language, calling for a “New Conservative Revolution”, according to Politico’s London Playbook (which says the New is capped up in the briefing it had).
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There is more on what they will say in our overnight conference story, by Jessica Elgot.
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Here is the timetable for the day.
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10.30am: Richard Fuller, the Conservative chair, opens the morning session, and there is also a short speech from Stuart Andrew, the chief whip. Then we get into the main event of the conference: the leadership contenders’ beauty parade, where they all deliver 20-minute speeches in the conference hall.
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10.45am: Tom Tugendhat speaks.
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11.10am: James Cleverly speaks.
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11.35am: Robert Jenrick speaks.
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Noon: Kemi Badenoch speaks.
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tugendhat They say they will rebuild CCHQ.
Which brings us back to the campaign winning machine you know. My plan is to rebuild the Conservative Party and make you proud again. My mission is to win the next general election, and I have never failed in my mission.
tugendhat Jokes about the labor contribution controversy.
They can't afford to pay for labor. They can't afford to pay for labor. Sir Aly cannot afford to provide labor.
And he attacks Labor on policy.
They are the most despicable and vindictive regime in decades.
Mr Starmer is not just making pensioners pay their union paymasters. He is violating free speech rights at our universities. Instead of keeping us safe, he is destroying border security. He wants to crack down on smoking in beer gardens. He's freeing criminals, not defending police.
Now, I know what it feels like when a Labor government is not on your side. The last Labor government left troops without body armor in Iraq and without helicopters in Afghanistan.
As Prime Minister, I will not abandon those on the front lines.
tugendhat He says he won't make empty promises.
Leadership is not an empty promise. It's not about cheap rhetoric or governance by management consultancies. It's not about managing decline, it's about degrading our country. Leadership is about making choices that are best for the country and its people.
He accused Labor of degrading the country and emphasized his pride in Britain.
He also showed an attitude of trying to win back voters from all walks of life.
If you choose to go Reform, I would like to demonstrate the conservative values we share.
I want people who have gone to the Lib Dems to see the opportunities that only we can offer.
If you went to the Labor Party, I would want to explain why freedom, not state control, is the way we build.
If you stay home, I hope you will be proud to vote Conservative again.
Prime Minister Tugendhat emphasizes his leadership qualities as a former military man
tugendhat He says he's tired of the “petty points-gathering and self-service” at Westminster.
He shows leadership, he says.
He says he knew what leadership was from his time in the military.
I was a soldier, serving my country and facing the enemy. I know what leadership requires.
When everything else is cut out and nothing is left, what remains is personality.
Both in Afghanistan and Iraq. I have served in combat alongside some of our best soldiers, and I have seen my friends push beyond their limits and make the ultimate sacrifice.
When times were tough, when times were tough, even when we were beaten down and thought it was over, we kept going.
I know what drove them, and I know what drove me. It's leadership, and our country needs leadership.
Mr Tugendhat began with an optimistic note, saying the Conservatives could win again.
tugendhat Arrive.
Let's start the “Good morning meeting”. If there's no response, he asks them to try again (which is a little rude).
The election was a blow. But he says the meeting made him more optimistic.
The four days I spent here with you all helped me turn my anger and disappointment into optimism. I feel energy and determination. I feel your hope, the heartbeat of our party…
I know it can be done, and we will rebuild this party. I know I will be able to reconnect with the British people. We know it can be done, and we will restore trust. And if we can do that, we can and will win again.
Tom Tugendhat speaks at Conservative Party conference
They are currently showing a video about Tom Tugendhat. It highlights his military background.
Andrew has crossed the finish line and the podium is being removed.
There was a small stand on the stage with just a glass of water on it.
Most candidates plan to speak without text or autocue. They are studying public speaking and are keen to emulate Prime Minister David Cameron, whose 2005 no-note speech gave him a breakthrough in the leadership contest.
andrew He says he needs help. Years of division must be forgotten, he says.
We all have to get behind the winners.
There's a reason we're the most successful political party in the world. Because our ancestors, as guardians of our party, came together when our backs were against the wall and built us back up when we were out of power.
Andrew remembers growing up in council housing in Wales.
This party was to show that same teenager that the family on his property could become homeowners for the first time. The party gave the teenager's father a chance to start his own small business, ending a long spell of unemployment. The party told the teenager that it didn't matter because he could fulfill his dreams and aspirations without going to college. distribution.
So what did the Conservative Party offer a working-class child from Wales? It gave him the privilege and honor of serving as your Chief Whip.
Go back to the hall andrew I'm talking about the Labor Party. Keir Starmer “will never go to Specsavers”, he says.
You might think that the son of a tool maker would be able to put together his own wardrobe.
andrew He talks about “House of Cards'' and how the chief whip eliminates all the candidates and becomes the leader of the party. Is it a coincidence that he is here now? “It might seem natural, but I couldn't comment,” he jokes.
He is appealing to members for their cooperation. He says the party lost “good” members in the election.
But the party isn't over yet, he says.
stuart andrewThe Chief Whip is speaking now.
He plans to speak in parliament about the party's efforts.
He cited the “horrific scene in Israel” and said his party would work with the government to support Israel in the national interest.
