Tom Tugendhat: I'm applying for a job I don't want
Tom Tugendhat, one of the six Tory MPs vying to be Rishi Sunak’s successor as Conservative leader, formally launches his campaign, admitting that he is applying for a job that he doesn't want. The MP for Tonbridge said: "I don't want to be Leader of the Opposition, I want to be prime minister". He continued: "I don't want to oppose, I want to govern, but first we need to change". Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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00:00Look, I'm here actually to apply for a job, but I've got to be honest with you, it's not
00:06the job I want. I don't want to be leader of the opposition, I want to be Prime Minister.
00:13Because, look, I don't want to oppose, I want to govern. But first, first we need to change.