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New Tory leadership hopefuls spark warnings right-wing ‘should not be underestimated’
Tom Tugendhat

TWO Tory leadership hopefuls threw their hats into the ring today with pitches to the right, sparking warnings that Labour must deliver real change for people’s lives or risk a right-wing backlash.

Shadow security minister Tom Tugendhat said he was willing to leave the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) as he announced he was entering the race to replace Rishi Sunak.

The former minister, who previously dismissed calls to leave the ECHR, which guarantees fundamental human rights in law, claimed: “No, I’ve been very, very clear I am prepared to make any decision that will keep the British people safe.

A spokeswoman for Momentum said: “The Tory leadership election race confirms once again that they have no answers to the problems faced by the country.

Liberal Democrat chief whip Wendy Chamberlain said the likely runners and riders were “a collection of failed ministers,” and “a group of arsonists asking for a new box of matches.”

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