Tory leadership frontrunner Tom Tugendhat considers leaving the ECHR for UK border control.

Tory leadership frontrunner Tom Tugendhat is willing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), in a bid to secure support from the right of the party. He argues that if institutions make it harder for Britain to control its borders, they must either get out of the way or face the UK withdrawing entirely. However, Tugendhat claims that the Conservative leadership race will not be divisive, as the party largely agrees on many main issues.

July 24, 2024
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