HOUSE OF COMMONS · PARLIAMENT DATA
Tom Tugendhat represents the Conservative in the House of Commons for Tonbridge. This profile brings together parliamentary service details, election information and links to official records.
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For previous general elections and the full constituency record, see Tonbridge election history.
The current House of Commons membership recorded by Parliament began on 7 May 2015.
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UKDECIDES · CURATED REPORTING
A Guardian report on the Conservative conference described how Badenoch brought Tugendhat, associated with the One Nation wing, into her shadow cabinet as part of efforts to end internal divisions.
Read original reporting →In a Commons debate on UK sanctions targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank, shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat opposed the government approach, while other MPs welcomed the change.
Read original reporting →During Commons foreign affairs questions, Conservative MP Wendy Morton said newly appointed shadow foreign secretary Tom Tugendhat was visiting Taipei while concerns about Chinese military pressure and cyber operations were raised.
Read original reporting →Badenoch promoted Tugendhat to the shadow foreign affairs portfolio as part of a wider opposition frontbench reshuffle.
Read original reporting →Badenoch appointed Tom Tugendhat shadow foreign secretary, replacing Priti Patel. His appointment brought a prominent figure associated with the party's moderate wing into a senior foreign policy role.
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Tom Tugendhat is listed by Parliament as a Conservative MP for Tonbridge, with the current Commons membership beginning 7 May 2015.
Parliamentary record →The latest recorded election result gives a majority of 11,166 votes.
Constituency election history →AUTOMATED NEWS SEARCH · LAST 60 DAYS
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