Tom Tugendhat enters race for Conservative party leadership
by Pippa Crerar from World news | The Guardian on (#6PF9X)
Former security minister says he would be willing to leave the European convention on human rights in pitch to party's right
Tom Tugendhat has said he would be willing to leave the European convention on human rights as he joined the race to succeed Rishi Sunak as the next Conservative leader.
The former security minister - who becomes the second Tory MP to announce their candidacy after the former home secretary, James Cleverly - appeared to be pitching to the right to win over party members.
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