With six candidates still standing, our panellists discuss who would make the best – or least worst – prime minister
At a time when the world is increasingly unstable and extreme, and where the UK has turned away from the European Union, Britain needs a strong leader who will stand for the values of the west and protect our vital transatlantic partnership. Tom Tugendhat is that leader. I say this as a democrat who served in two different US administrations, ultimately rising to become President Obama’s top courtroom lawyer and President Clinton’s national security adviser at the Justice Department. Tugendhat’s positions are more conservative than mine, but they are rooted in data, facts, moderation, and above all, a deep reverence for the values of democracy.
Neal Katyal is the Saunders professor of law at Georgetown and the author of the New York Times bestselling book, Impeach
