Skip to player
Skip to main content
Skip to footer
Search
Connect
Watch fullscreen
Like
Comments
Bookmark
Share
Add to Playlist
Report
'Tories must win everyone back - not just reform' Tom Tugendhat
KentOnline / KMTV
Follow
23/08/2024
Tory leadership contender and Tonbridge MP Tom Tugendhat has delivered a speech at Chatham FC's home ground as part of his pitch to local members to take on the top job.
Category
🗞
News
Transcript
Display full video transcript
00:00
At Chatham Town's ground today, making his pitch to Conservative members.
00:05
Tom Tugendhat is in the line-up to be the next Tory leader.
00:08
He's been across Kent today, trying to score more support.
00:12
Kicking off in what was one of the county's safest Conservative seats
00:16
till the general election, where Labour booted his party out.
00:20
What we need to do is we need to be bringing back Tory voters from all parts.
00:24
Of course we need those who chose reform to come back.
00:27
We also need those who chose Labour or the Lib Dems or those who stayed away to come back.
00:31
What we need to do is offer a proper Conservative agenda
00:34
that makes sure that we are investing in people.
00:37
And that means investing in belonging, investing in place
00:40
and giving people that sense of identity, that pride in our community that is so important.
00:45
The Shadow Security Minister said he has a record of delivering
00:48
and that a revolutionary change is needed within the party.
00:51
But for lifelong Conservative members,
00:54
what direction do they think their party needs to go in?
00:57
I believe that a lot of the outcome of the recent election
01:01
was because people didn't understand what we stand for,
01:04
which is small government, low taxation.
01:08
Some of the actions that have been taken in the last couple of years
01:11
dealing with instances such as the pandemic, for example,
01:17
they weren't necessarily our traditional policies that were employed to deal with that.
01:21
And this is where we have to get back to core values.
01:25
However, members won't get a vote till MPs whittle the six Tory hopefuls down to two.
01:30
If the Tunbridge MP wins the contest,
01:33
his chance to become Prime Minister won't likely be till 2029.
01:38
Well, we've got four years of opposition, which is appalling,
01:41
but we've got four years of Labour overspending,
01:44
under-delivering that we're going to have to correct for.
01:46
So I'm not going to be making commitments on what changes need to be done
01:49
because I'm sure that Labour will be damaging so much between now and then.
01:52
It's hard to predict.
01:54
His party might have been relegated from the government earlier this year,
01:58
but a Kent Tory hopeful believes he has what it takes
02:01
to gain Conservative promotion back to number 10 once more.
02:06
Gabriel Morris in Chatham.
Recommended
0:49
|
Up next
Popular fish and chip shop hit by fire
KentOnline / KMTV
yesterday
0:49
Red Arrows captured over Kent
KentOnline / KMTV
today
2:17
Former England legend returns to pitch in memory of Kent woman
KentOnline / KMTV
today
2:08
'Tories must everyone back - not just Reform UK' Tom Tugendhat
KentOnline / KMTV
23/08/2024
0:18
Tom Tugendhat backs Michael Gove as next Tory leader
KentOnline / KMTV
20/11/2021
2:02
Tonbridge MP Tom Tugendhat addresses the count
KentOnline / KMTV
05/07/2024
0:31
Tom Tugendhat arrives at Conservative Party conference
ODN
28/09/2024
0:32
Tom Tugendhat: I'm applying for a job I don't want
ODN
03/09/2024
0:24
Tom Tugendhat arrives at the Conservative Party Conference
ODN
02/10/2024
0:50
Tom Tugendhat eliminated from Tory leadership race as Rishi Sunak steams ahead
inews
19/07/2022
2:53
Cleverly apologises on behalf of Tory MPs
ODN
02/10/2024
1:08
Tom Tugendhat eliminated from Tory leadership race
ODN
18/07/2022
1:08
Tom Tugendhats campaign video
KentOnline / KMTV
11/07/2022
0:59
MP Tom Tugendhat feels he will be successful bringing in Tony's law
KentOnline / KMTV
19/11/2021
0:34
Tory leadership hopefuls share stage
ODN
02/10/2024
1:00
Tom Tugendhat knocked out of Tory leadership race
ODN
08/10/2024
0:47
Tugendhat apologises for prior Tory leadership
ODN
03/09/2024
2:07
Tugendhat: Country needs a new Conservative revolution
ODN
02/10/2024
5:01
Tonbridge and Malling MP makes shortlist in race to replace Boris Johnson
KentOnline / KMTV
12/07/2022
2:10
Tom Tugendhat accuses PM of supporting state control
ODN
30/09/2024
3:19
Tonbridge MP through to next round in Tory leadership race
KentOnline / KMTV
10/09/2024
0:20
Minister says to Tories ‘if you vote Reform you get Labour’
ODN
18/02/2024
0:51
Kemi Badenoch launches Tory leadership campaign
ODN
02/09/2024
1:56
Standing ovation for ‘Bionic MP’ on Commons return
ODN
22/05/2024
1:12
Tories insist ‘no pact’ with Reform UK
ODN
24/04/2025