Following the resignation of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as leader of the Conservative Tories, the first candidate for a successor has thrown his hat in the ring.
Tory MP Tom Tugendhat announced in the Daily Telegraph on Thursday evening that he would be running to succeed Johnson.
The leader of the UK House of Commons' Foreign Affairs Committee said he wanted to forge a "broad coalition" for a "fresh start".
In the face of an unprecedented internal party revolt, Johnson announced his resignation as head of the Tories on Thursday.
This also seals his end as head of government, but he wants to remain in office until a successor is elected.
The election of the new chairman will take place in the coming months.
At the Tories' party conference in early October, Johnson is to be officially replaced as party leader.
Too many scandals
Johnson and his government have come under massive criticism over the past few months as a result of a whole series of scandals.
In addition to a donation affair, scandals surrounding parties at the seat of government during the corona lockdown and sexual assaults by high-ranking Tory representatives weighed particularly heavily.
Almost 60 ministers and other government officials had resigned since Tuesday evening in protest against Johnson.
Since then, calls for the prime minister to resign have increased, including from within his own party and from cabinet members.