Tugendhat admits overseas secretary 'can be a unbelievable job' – however says Truss has 'promised nothing'

Tom Tugendhat has admitted overseas secretary “would be a fantastic job to do” – however insisted Tory management frontrunner Liz Truss has made him no guarantees.

Mr Tugendhat, who additionally stood as a candidate to take over from Boris Johnson, is the newest senior Tory MP to again Ms Truss over Rishi Sunak.

Mr Tugendhat and Ms Truss shared a heat embrace at a marketing campaign occasion at Biggin Hill Airport in south London on Saturday, throughout which he mentioned the present overseas secretary’s guarantees of tax cuts are primarily based on “true Conservative principles” and that she will be able to unite the get together.

Mr Tugendhat, who chairs the Commons overseas affairs committee, was requested by reporters if he want to be named overseas secretary in return for his help of Ms Truss.

“Well, look, it would be a fantastic job to do, let’s not pretend it wouldn’t,” he replied.

But there are “many other jobs that I’ve spoken about wanting to do”, he added, hinting that he want to be concerned with commerce.

“But the reality is I’ve been promised nothing, I expect nothing,” he went on.

“I hope for a lot, but I have no right to expect.”

Asked whether or not Mr Tugendhat can be overseas secretary in a authorities headed by her, Ms Truss mentioned that making such a call can be “extremely premature” as a result of the “leadership election is not finished”.

But she did maintain out an olive department to Mr Tugendhat, describing him as a “very, very talented person”.

Boris Johnson held a celebration of his marriage ceremony to spouse Carrie on Saturday.

Asked whether or not he ought to have been “concentrating more on the crises facing our country”, Ms Truss replied: “Well he’s done a fantastic job in standing up to Putin, in delivering Brexit and in delivering our COVID vaccine, and helping us deal with that great crisis.

“I believe he is entitled to get pleasure from his marriage ceremony day and I want the very best to him and Carrie and all of the household.”

Regarding the cost of living crisis, Ms Truss said one way she would deal with it is by “rising the economic system”.

She also said she was a “fan of grammar faculties” and her “two daughters each go to a grammar faculty”.

Questioned about her status as the frontrunner in the leadership contest, she replied: “This is a really, very shut race, and I’m preventing for each vote.”

Rishi Sunak was additionally out on the marketing campaign path on Saturday, tweeting photographs of himself with supporters within the south of England with the caption: “Busy Saturday meeting hundreds of members. Wouldn’t have it any other way!”

The former chancellor was because of assault “woke nonsense” in a speech apparently designed to enthuse the Tory grassroots on tradition struggle points.

He was additionally anticipated to inform supporters in West Sussex that he would forestall “left-wing agitators” from taking “a bulldozer to our history, our traditions and our fundamental values”.