Tom Tugendhat hints at future bid to be Conservative leader

Foreign affairs committee chair tells party it should drop focus on divisive politics' and says he is ambitious for himself

Tom Tugendhat has hinted that he will run to replace Boris Johnson in the next Conservative leadership election, as he warned that the party was too focused on divisive" politics.

The Tory backbencher said his party was not like a church, with one true faith, one Pope", but that MPs should offer ourselves forward for service" when another contest for the top job is held.