Former security minister Tom Tugendhat, who is bidding to replace Rishi Sunak as Conservative leader, will say the 'collapse of social trust' is an underlying cause of the riots.
Tory leadership contender Tom Tugendhat will call for a national conversation about the root causes of the recent riots - hitting out at the 'reckless rhetoric' of Nigel Farage. In his first major speech since declaring his bid to head the Conservative Party, the former security minister will attack a 'culture of denial' that moves on too quickly from acts of serious violence without discussing why they have happened.
Sky News has approached Reform UK for a response to Mr Tugendhat's remarks on Mr Farage. The comments by Mr Tugendhat come amid a split within the Conservatives about how to approach Reform UK, after it won four seats at the general election while the Tories were reduced to their lowest number ever. This is the Tonbridge MP's second bid for the Tories' top job, having stood in the first leadership contest in 2022, when he was eliminated in the third round of voting by MPs.
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