Tory leadership candidate Tom Tugendhat has said he can provide the leadership the party needs if it is to win the next General Election.
He told GB News: “It [campaign] focuses really on leadership actually and that's the thing that we've been crying out for in this country, because look at the challenges that we're facing around the world.
“Look at the events that you're seeing, you've reported on them, in the Middle East. Look at the challenges that we're seeing across Europe. Look at the way that Germany is really struggling today.
“These are really crises of leadership. These are choices that people have made that are the wrong choices, and we need to make the right choices.
“We need to invest in our country. We need to build more houses. We need to build more infrastructure. We need to generate cheaper energy.
“We need to make sure we are leading a Conservative revolution in this country that delivers for the British people. That's why I'm focusing on leadership and I'm focusing on trust, because we need to deliver.”
He added: “What I do is I champion freedom. I champion opportunity, I champion families, because those are Conservative values. Those are the building blocks of freedom.
“That's how we achieve the results and the opportunities and frankly, the growth that this country has been lacking for too many years now.
“I have always said that we need to make sure people keep more of their own wealth. That's why I didn't support the rise in national insurance charges.
“I’m delighted that the Government eventually followed my lead there, and that's why I've also championed full expensing, another policy where businesses can keep the money they invest .”
On proposed changes to the planning system by the Labour government, he said: “Making sure that building has less regulation, that planning has less obstacles to jump through, is really important.
“That's how you give young people a chance to have a home. That's how you give businesses the chance to grow. But let me just tell you one thing.
“I have seen so many Labour plans over so many years and the devil is always in the detail. There is always an element of state control that comes in. Keir’s being clear about it, Socialists are clear about it.
“Socialism means taking control from you and giving it to them.”
He added: “We're now talking about is reforming the Conservative Party, making sure we clean-up CCHQ, we change the way that this party works so that we can change the way that this country works.
“That's what we've got to do. That's what I'm going to do, so that in four years’ time, the British people will have the chance to vote for either a Socialist who's already started destroying Britain or a Conservative who's ready to rebuild it.
“I’m standing to be Prime Minister in four years’ time.”
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