Tom Tugendhat Knocked Out of UK Conservative Leadership Contest

Tom Tugendhat speaking at the launch of his campaign to be Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister, at 4 Millbank, London, on July 12, 2022. Yui Mok/PA Media

Conservative leadership candidate Foreign Affairs Committee chair Tom Tugendhat was eliminated from the race on Monday on the third ballot.

The former soldier and “clean start” candidate—the only candidate who has never held a government role, secured 31 votes from his colleagues.