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Tom Tugendhat MP

Tom Tugendhat MP

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

Xinjiang blood money has no place in the UK
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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.
Reviewing Britain's approach to the world must be about much more than defence
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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.
As chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, I would ensure all voices are heard
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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
The Foreign Office needs to be re-empowered for the Brexit age
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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
Some politicians are among the worst culprits for intimidating journalists
Home affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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. 
Punishment for child cruelty must reflect the crime
Home affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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
Government needs to act now to prevent the Garden of England turning into the Lorry Park of England
Brexit
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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.
The Foreign Office must be the engine of our foreign policy once again
Foreign affairs
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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
Empowering the public with legal education
Education
By Tom Tugendhat MP
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.’