“This, if not an act of war, was certainly a warlike act by the Russian Federation…”
Speech in the House of Commons, 12 March 2018, regarding the Salisbury Novichok poisonings
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Georg John Tugendhat is a British Conservative Party politician and former Army officer. He has been the Member of Parliament for Tonbridge and Malling since May 2015. Since 12 July 2017, Tugendhat serves as chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
“This, if not an act of war, was certainly a warlike act by the Russian Federation…”
Speech in the House of Commons, 12 March 2018, regarding the Salisbury Novichok poisonings
Interview in The Times, 28 July 2018.
“Leaders stand up for their men. They encourage them to try and defend them when they fail.”
Said on Twitter https://twitter.com/TomTugendhat/status/1148919771741741062 about the failiure of Boris Johnson to defend Kim Darroch after a diplomatic cable leak. Quoted by the BBC: Sir Kim Darroch: UK ambassador to US resigns in Trump leaks row https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48937120 (10 July 2019) on the BBC website. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
Speech to the House of Commons, 18 August 2021.