Tom Tugendhat MP

Conservative MP for Tonbridge and Malling and chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee

Foreign Affairs Committee Chair Warns US-China Tensions Could Rise After Afghanistan Withdrawal

Foreign affairs committee chair Tom Tugendhat has said he believes that NATO's withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely catalyse a significant rise in tensions between the US and China.

01 Sep Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab Will Visit “Afghanistan Region” After Grilling By MPs On Evacuation Crisis

The foreign secretary has confirmed he is flying to the Middle East tonight amid growing criticism of his handling of the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan.

18 Aug Foreign affairs

Military Veteran MPs Condemn "Shameful" Afghanistan Crisis Response in Emotional Commons Speeches

Senior Conservative MP and former soldier Tom Tugendhat has led a cohort of Army veterans now serving in Parliament in scathing criticism of the international community's response to the crisis in Afghanistan.

09 Jul Foreign affairs

Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK

It is time to make the perpetrators of the atrocities in Xinjiang see real consequences for what they do. A blanket ban on all cotton from the Xinjiang region is the obvious first step.

28 Jul 2020 Foreign affairs

Senior Tory says Chinese hackers ran email impersonation campaign to discredit him after criticism of Beijing

A senior Conservative MP has accused Chinese hackers of impersonating him online to try and discredit him after he criticised Beijing.

27 Jul 2020 Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Foreign Office ‘too slow‘ to repatriate Brits stranded abroad when pandemic hit

The Foreign Office was too slow to help Brits stranded abroad when the coronavirus pandemic hit, a report by MPs has found.

23 Jul 2020 Foreign affairs

Dominic Raab confirms UK’s aid spending to be cut by £2.9bn amid coronavirus downturn

Britain is slashing its international aid budget by £2.9billion as a result of the coronavirus economic downturn, Dominic Raab has confirmed.

20 Jul 2020 Foreign affairs

Senior Tories urge Dominic Raab to call Chinese oppression of Uighurs ‘genocide’ and sanction officials

Senior Conservatives have called on Dominic Raab to get even tougher with China and declare there is a “genocide” of the Uighur people taking place.

27 May 2020 Coronavirus

Inside the Liaison Committee as senior MPs prepare to grill Boris Johnson on coronavirus and Dominic Cummings

Boris Johnson will appear before the powerful Liaison Committee for the first time this afternoon, to face questions over his handling of coronavirus, the economy and Dominic Cummings. Committee chairs past and present talk to Sebastian Whale about getting the truth out of the PM

11 May 2020 Coronavirus

End of the ‘golden era’? The growing calls for a ‘decoupling’ from China

The Chinese Ambassador to the UK last week warned that increasingly vocal criticisms of Beijing from Conservative Members of Parliament risked “poisoning” UK-China relations. What’s behind the rift, and how should the UK approach one of the key foreign policy challenges of the coming decade? Sebastian Whale reports

15 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Tory grandee Lord Hague says coronavirus crisis shows China can’t be relied on

Britain cannot stay “strategically dependent” on China in the wake of the coronavirus epidemic, according to Conservative grandee William Hague.

06 Apr 2020 Coronavirus

Chinese ‘disinformation’ on coronavirus costing lives, say MPs

Chinese “disinformation” about the coronavirus pandemic has “already cost lives”, an influential group of MPs has warned.

29 Mar 2020 Foreign affairs

Reviewing Britain's approach to the world must be about much more than defence

Government must not limit itself to military matters. It must rediscover the lost art of strategy at the heart of Whitehall – and foreign affairs is a key part of that.

23 Mar 2020 Coronavirus

Government backs down and gives MPs vote every 6 months on emergency coronavirus powers

The Government has given in to calls from its own MPs to allow Parliament to have a vote on keeping sweeping powers to deal with coronavirus in place every six months.

30 Jan 2020 Foreign affairs

Mike Pompeo urges UK to 'relook' at Huawei 5G decision as he warns Chinese firm poses 'real risk'

Mike Pompeo has urged the UK to "relook" at its decision to allow Chinese firm Huawei to build parts of the country's 5G network as he warned the tech giant posed a "real risk" to security.

27 Jan 2020 Foreign affairs

As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I would ensure all voices are heard

We need to look at how we engage with both partners and those who challenge us as we face up to the changing foreign policy challenges of the 2020s, writes Tom Tugendhat MP

28 Oct 2019 Foreign affairs

The Foreign Office needs to be re-empowered for the Brexit age

The FCO is being short-changed. We must restore its value as the hub of British foreign policy and bring trade and aid under its control, writes Tom Tugendhat MP

26 Sep 2019 Foreign affairs

Tom Tugendhat MP: “I’ve come across nothing quite so childish as British politics and parliament”

As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee Tom Tugendhat is well-practiced in scrutinising Boris Johnson’s actions. He sits down with Anoosh Chakelian to discuss prorogation, Parliament’s “childish” behaviour, and maintaining the UK’s global standing in the meantime

10 Sep 2019 Home affairs

Some politicians are among the worst culprits for intimidating journalists

Those who abuse the media must be publicly shamed, and even targeted with sanctions by the FCO, even if they are governments, writes Foreign Affairs Select Committee Chair, Tom Tugendhat MP.

25 Mar 2019 Political parties

Unparliamentary Language: Tom Tugendhat

Marie Le Conte sits down with MPs and peers to find out more about the human side of politics. This week, Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat on the worst present he’s ever been given, being on patrol and arguing in Arabic

11 Feb 2019 Home affairs

Punishment for child cruelty must reflect the crime

The maximum sentence for child cruelty must be extended. It’s time we gave judges discretion to award an appropriate penalty for this heinous offence, writes Tom Tugendhat

24 Oct 2018 Brexit

Government needs to act now to prevent the Garden of England turning into the Lorry Park of England

Tonbridge and Malling MP Tom Tugendhat writes ahead of his Adjournment debate on the effect of M26 road closures, having recently discovered that works on the M26 had begun without consultation with the local community or Kent MPs.

30 Sep 2018 Foreign affairs

The Foreign Office must be the engine of our foreign policy once again

Stripped of its responsibility for aid and trade, and having lost out in a tug-of-war with the Cabinet Office, the Foreign Office hasn’t been in charge of foreign policy for many years. With new threats emerging and the old international order creaking, we urgently need a revolution at the heart of government, writes Tom Tugendhat

26 Oct 2017 Brexit

Tom Tugendhat: "I got into politics to serve. That’s the only reason I’m here"

Conservative colleagues and Labour opponents alike see Tom Tugendhat as a star of the future. Just two years into his Westminster career he secured an overwhelming mandate to chair the Foreign Affairs Committee. Is there any limit to his potential? By Sebastian Whale

06 May 2016 Education

Empowering the public with legal education

The Conservative MP, Tom Tugendhat, describes how his new All Party Group - Public Legal Education - aims to make the justice system more inclusive by promoting citizens' ‘legal capability.’