Tom Tugendhat
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| Gender | Male |
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| Age | 50 |
| Date of birth | June 27,1973 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Born | London |
| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Anissia Tugendhat |
| Parents | Michael Tugendhat |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Awards | Order of the British Empire |
| Volunteer Reserves Service Medal | |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Nationality | British |
| French | |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2015 | |
| Education | Gonville & Caius College, University of Cambridge |
| University of Bristol | |
| University of Cambridge | |
| St Paul's Juniors | |
| Cousins | James Walter Tugendhat |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 414827 |
Tom Tugendhat Life story
Thomas Georg John Tugendhat MBE VR is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as Minister of State for Security since September 2022. He previously served as Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee from 2017 to 2022.
Fake audio of Sadiq Khan is not a crime, says Met
... Security minister Tom Tugendhat said he was aware of the fake and called for people not to " repost or amplify it"...
Nearly 100 British nationals listed as eligible to leave Gaza via Egypt
... Security Minister Tom Tugendhat has said the British government is being " very cautious" about giving an exact number of people who will be able to get out because " we neither control the border, nor do we control what s going on inside Gaza"...
Israel Gaza: Antisemitic incidents 'triple in UK' since Hamas attack
... Security minister Tom Tugendhat said he was " very concerned" at reports of an increase in antisemitism...
UK will not accept Chinese interference - Sunak
... News of the arrests was first reported in the Sunday Times, which said the researcher had links to several Conservative MPs, including Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
... China stance row The Sunday Times, which first reported the arrests, said the researcher had access to Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns, among others...
Government facing pressure to rethink China stance
... The Sunday Times reported the researcher had links to security minister Tom Tugendhat and foreign affairs committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns, among others...
Two men arrested under Official Secrets Act - Met Police
... It is reported he had links to several Tory MPs, including security minister Tom Tugendhat and foreign affairs committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns...
Nigel Farage: Banks warned against closing accounts
... " Speaking in the House of Commons on Monday, security minister Tom Tugendhat, said " This sort of closure, on political grounds - if that is indeed what has happened and after all we only have the allegation of it at this point - should be completely unacceptable...
Parliament researcher rejects China spying claims
A UK Parliament researcher arrested under anti-espionage laws amid claims he was spying for China has said he is " completely innocent".
In a statement released through lawyers, The Man said he felt " forced to respond" to accusations in the media.
The researcher was one of two men arrested in March under the Official Secrets Act.
It is understood the researcher had access to several Conservative MPs.
House of Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle is due to make a statement in Parliament at 14. 30 BST.
His lawyers quoted him as saying: " It is wrong That I should be obliged to make any form of public comment on the misreporting That has taken place.
" However, given what has been reported, it is vital That it is known That I Am completely innocent.
" I have spent my career to date trying to educate others about The Challenge and threats presented by the Chinese Communist Party.
" To do what has been claimed against me in extravagant news reporting would be against everything I stand for. "
The Metropolitan Police confirmed on Saturday That two men were arrested under the Official Secrets Act in March.
One of The Men , in his 30s, was detained in Oxfordshire, while The Other , in his 20s, was arrested in Edinburgh.
Sources have told The Bbc one of them was a parliamentary researcher involved in international affairs issues.
Both men have been released on bail, and The Met 's Counter Terrorism Command, which oversees espionage-related offences, is investigating.
China stance rowThe Sunday Times, which first reported the arrests, said the researcher had access to Security Minister Tom Tugendhat and Foreign Affairs Committee chairwoman Alicia Kearns , Among Others .
Mr Tugendhat is said to have had only limited contact with The Man , and no dealings with him as a minister.
The arrest of the researcher has renewed a debate among Conservative MPs about whether the UK should take a stricter approach to China.
Senior Tory backbenchers, including former leader Sir Iain Duncan Smith and MP Tim Loughton , have called for the government to officially designate China as a threat to the UK - a move So Far resisted by ministers.
Earlier, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch said the UK had to be " very careful with the language That we use" adding That calling China a threat would " escalate things".
She Said the UK's current Position - That China presents an " epoch-defining challenge" - was In Line with the stance taken by British allies.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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