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  • UK Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister

Tom Tugendhat

, chairman of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee, became the first candidate to officially launch his bid to replace

Boris Johnson

as British Prime Minister on Thursday.

The deputy and former soldier critical of how the government managed the

Afghanistan crisis

was last January the first member of the "Tory" formation that already then expressed his intention to stand for primaries if the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, then lost a internal confidence motion.

In an article published by the 'Daily Telegraph', Tugendhat, who has never been in government, says he would offer his party a "fresh start".

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Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: "No one is indispensable in political life"

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Boris Johnson resigns as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: "No one is indispensable in political life"

"I am bringing together a broad coalition of colleagues who will bring new energy and ideas to government and finally close the divide on

Brexit

that has dominated our recent history," he writes.

"I have served before, in the army and now in Parliament. Now I hope to answer the call again as prime minister. It is time for a clean start,

it is time for a renewal

," he adds.

For Tugendhat, who is not a priori one of the favorites in the pools, the 'Tories' must "show leadership and conviction in our conservative values ​​and in their ability to enrich lives in all parts of the country."

The deputy is representative of the moderate wing of the conservatives gathered in the group called One Nation.

Johnson announced his resignation on Thursday and the opening of the process to elect his replacement as Tory leader and Prime Minister, although he remains in office pending the release of the schedule for his replacement.

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