E105 - Guests: Tom Tugendhat MP, Former UK Minister of State for Security

I'd love to hear from you; feel free to send me a Text MessageThis episode is also available as a video podcast on my YouTube Channel here: https://youtu.be/FnN6o5eSScIHaving known him for almost 20 years, I was delighted that Tom Tugendhat agreed to join me as a guest on Leading 4 Life "Stories".  Tom is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Tonbridge, a constituency in the South East of the UK.  Although he is now a back bench MP on the opposition benches, for a period in the previous government, Tom was the Minister of State for Security, and was also the Chairman of the important Foreign Affairs Committee.  He has also run twice, so far unsuccessfully, to be the leader of the Conservative & Unionist Party.Prior to his parliamentary life, Tom was initially a journalist and then an Army officer, and he talks about his journey extensively during the episode.  With such an interesting and varied career, it is entirely unsurprising that Tom has a wealth of leadership experience and tips to share.  It is relatively unusual to get sitting MPs to do long form interviews such as this, and I am extremely grateful to Tom for giving such a personal and candid account of his life and experience.As well as his personal story, we explore a lot of current issues in the wider geopolitical and UK political arena and, whatever your personal political preferences, I think you will find Tom's perspectives well considered and very interesting.  This was an interview I have been hoping to secure for some time and it was absolutely all that I could have wished for.  I really hope you enjoy listening to it as much as I enjoyed making it.  If you do, please share it widely across your own networks.Should you wish to know more about him, you can find Tom here:LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-tugendhat-138a531/Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/tomtugendhat/Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/tomtugendhatSubstack:  https://tomtugendhat.substack.com/X:  https://x.com/TomTugendhatSupport the showThank you for listening!  If you value the content I produce, please consider supporting the show financially by becoming a member at https://www.patreon.com/leading4life/ or clicking the "Support the Show" link above.You will have the choice of becoming a Supporter, a Champion or a Patron of the show and any contribution you feel able to make will be hugely appreciated.You can find more about me here:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/judsonbob/X: https://x.com/JudsonBobWebsite: https://leading4life.co.uk/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Leading4Life