Tom Tugendhat
Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Edenbridge, and Malling
Tom Tugendhat MP is the Conservative MP for Tonbridge, Edenbridge and Malling and Chair of the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee. Before becoming an MP, Tom was in the British Army and served in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
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The Times publishes letter on combat immunity by authors of Policy Exchange's 'Clearing the Fog of Law' paper
In a letter published in The Times, the authors of Policy Exchange's Clearing the Fog of Law paper address the President of the Law Society's misplaced criticism of government proposals to revive combat immunity. The point of the proposals is to restore the law as it stood before the landmark decision of Smith & Others v Ministry of Defence and thus to beat back the judicialisation of war. The Law Society is wrong to say that this is an attack on compensation or accountability.Related Publications
The Collapse of the Kenyan Emergency Group Litigation: causes and consequences
The ongoing pursuit of historical allegations against UK forces represents a failure on the part of the British state to protect those it asks to serve.
Aiding the Enemy
The UK urgently needs a new definition of treason that will recognise the nature of the threats we face today, argues a new paper from Policy Exchange, Aiding the Enemy: How and why to restore the law of treason, by Tom Tugendhat MP, Khalid Mahmood MP, Head of Policy Exchange’s Judicial Power Project Professor Richard Ekins and barrister and former army officer Patrick Hennessey.
The Cost of Doing Nothing: The Price of Inaction in the Face of Mass Atrocities
This report is based on work begun by Jo Cox MP (1974-2016) and Tom Tugendhat MP. It was completed by Alison McGovern MP and Tom Tugendhat MP “There are few more complex questions than when to intervene overseas. Jo Cox was an inspirational humanitarian who cared deeply about preventing violence and protecting people around the world. It is a fitting part of Jo’s legacy that this paper will challenge politicians of all parties to consider how we can put such considerations at the heart of the decisions we take.” (Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Prime Minister.
Clearing the Fog of Law: Saving our armed forces from defeat by judicial diktat
Clearing the Fog of Law shows that misguided human rights laws mean British troops operating in the heat of battle are now being held to the same standard as police officers patrolling the streets on a Saturday night in the West End. The report calls for British forces to operate under the rules of the Geneva Conventions, rather than the ECHR, in future conflicts.