Tom Tugendhat discusses defence spending Reform UK Chief Whip Lee Anderson has revealed his "dream" Conservative Party leader ahead of the party announcing the timetable for the contest to replace Rishi Sunak . Speaking on GB News last night, Mr Anderson warned that the Tories must choose the “correct leader,” before admitting he doesn’t think the party will. He predicted: “I think they’ll probably choose someone like Tom Tugendhat, who actually would be a dream ticket for me”.
Mr Anderson blasted the “wet” Tory, joking: “I tell you what, if they choose Tom or somebody like that, one of the wets in the Tory party, I'm going to order that new extension on my house. I'll be quids in”. “I don’t hate Tom, I get on really, really well with him.
Tom is a good man, but he's a liberal, he is a wet". READ MORE: New poll of Tory members reveals clear frontrunner to replace Rishi Sunak Lee Anderson revealed his 'dream' Tory leader today (Image: Getty) The plain-speaking Ashfield MP fumed: “He’s everything that's wrong with the Conservative Party”. “The Conservative Party right from Number 10, right through to CCHQ needs to get a grip.
They’ve not been Conservative. The country is crying out for a centre right party but the Conservative party at the moment have not been that. “I love Priti [Patel], she's a good friend of mine, but look at Priti’s track record while she’s been in government: what is it? Mr Anderson also revealed he would love to see.