Tom Tugendhat

Last year Britain lost a THIRD of its refineries. Why? A Carbon Tax on industry that Ed Miliband doubled. We won’t need any less petrol, diesel, jet fuel, ceramics or chemicals - we'll just rely more on foreign imports. We must axe the Carbon Tax and save British industry.

📣 Politicians can often help by getting out of the way.

The Reform candidate here in Perthshire North says he voted Yes to independence in 2014 and would be happy to see another referendum. He’s not the only Reform candidate who voted Yes to independence. It’s more clear than ever that you can’t trust Reform on the Union.

“Russia has zero incentive to make peace now,” says Ukraine’s former Foreign Minister @DmytroKuleba. “As long as there are no driving forces for peace on the Russian side and for the change of attitude on the American side, Ukraine’s tweets will be falling on deaf ears.”

🧵When @KemiBadenoch called for the next generation of @conservatives to apply to be Tory MPs, they answered. In 2029, the choice will be between our current Labour government, Boris’ 2022 cabinet but with a teal rosette - or NEW team of Tory MPs. They’re on their way now ⬇️

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James V knew that his power depended on the prosperity of his people. This government has nationalised wealth and struggles to understand why growth has suffered. You can read what a 16th Century Scottish king has to teach us on my Substack.

It's April Fool's Day every day with the SNP 👇

Children smashing up shops in broad daylight, stealing and even filming themselves doing it as if it were a game, is a much bigger problem than is being recognised. This is a total collapse of consequences. To those making snide comments about race or black kids - you do not see scenes like this in Lagos or Nairobi. Not because the children there are different, but because actions have consequences. There are clear boundaries. Parents, communities, and the authorities do not wring their hands or look the other way. Here, we have created a culture where too many young people believe they can do what they like and nothing will happen. That is the problem. And we should be honest about where that leads. If a child loots a shop today, films it for social media, and faces no real consequence, they are going to do much worse tomorrow. This is why under my leadership Conservatives are focusing on ENFORCEMENT, not just making more and more rules. Our Take Back Our Streets Campaign is about getting 10,000 more police officers, immediate justice and immediate punishment. But let’s be honest, this is not just a policing issue. It is a failure of authority at every level. Parents need to know where their children are and what they are doing. Discipline should start at home, not in a courtroom. We have also weakened the system around them. Deterrence is the backbone of criminal justice. Labour have changed the law so anyone receiving a sentence under 12 months will automatically walk free, instead receiving a suspended sentence. When people believe offences like this will not lead to meaningful punishment, we should not be surprised when more of it happens. You get more of what you tolerate. It’s not like we haven’t been here before. In 2011, when riots spread, the Conservative response was swift and visible. People saw consequences. And behaviour rapidly changed. That is what is missing now. This all comes down to fairness. Law-abiding people should not feel like fools while gangs smash and grab without consequence. The sad truth is the communities most damaged by this behaviour are often the very ones these young people come from. Only one approach will fix this: clear rules, real consequences, and the confidence to enforce them. It’s time to Take Back Our Streets and bring back a culture of enforcement.

Fed up of domestic rows with your other half? - When does the heating go on? - What’s for dinner? - Do we have to rinse plates before the dishwasher? Now you can end those rows with our new service “Settle It” & let the public pick who is right in a nationally representative poll

🧵Last night I finished reading this brilliant book by @JosephTorigian about Xi Zhongxun, father of #China's current leader #XiJinping While Xi Zhongxun was no "liberal", and as the title of the book illustrates he always put the #CCP first, he often took a softer approach to #Tibet, #Uyghurs, #HongKong, and his son could have learned something from him. Why didn't he? I highly recommend reading the book: amazon.co.uk/Partys-Interes…

This is outrageous. Removing the whip from a MP, by email (not even the guts to tell him in person), for speaking out against a policy that was not in his party’s manifesto, and is dismantling our precious justice system.

I’m calling on the Government to guarantee full independence for the Grooming Gangs Inquiry, with no political say over which towns and cities are included or excluded. Justice must come before political discomfort.

LIVE with @JamesTumbridge lawyer for the Chagossian Government in exile, after today's Court win. @TomTugendhat outpoststudios.net/p/chagos-court…

Regarding Hong Kong, "you cannot build a global financial center on the foundations of a police state." Yes, exactly. marksimonappledaily.substack.com/p/the-stabilit…

CWGC Commissioners form the Board that governs delivery of our mission to honour and care for the 1.7 million men and women of the Commonwealth who died in the two World Wars. The structure of the Commission includes two representatives who are serving members of the UK Parliament, one from the party of Government and one from His Majesty’s Official Opposition These positions are currently filled by @Chris_EvansMP, Labour MP for Caerphilly, and The Rt Hon @TomTugendhat MBE VR, Conservative MP for Tonbridge. We filmed Chris and Tom in Cemeteries in their constituencies speaking about why the work of the CWGC is important, and what the Commission means to them personally: cwgc.org/our-work/news/…

Jews don’t celebrate death - we sanctify life. Whatever your view on the death penalty, breaking open champagne to celebrate a law that takes life is fundamentally anti-Jewish. Many already understand this. Others will, in time. One day we will look back at Ben Gvir’s tenure and feel ashamed that we allowed something so corrosive into the sanctuary of power in Israel.

Utterly disgraceful. The Home Secretary was born and raised in this country. This is contemptuous ignorance.

The perfect Easter crime.