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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rajeev Syal Home affairs editor

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Tory candidates must pledge support for leaving echr or stand down says jenrick - The Untold Story

Robert Jenrick
Robert Jenrick’s comments will be seen as another attempt to take the party further to the right. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma Press Wire/Shutterstock

Robert Jenrick has demanded that prospective Conservative candidates should either promise to support leaving the European convention on human rights or stand down.

As the party continues to debate whether to pledge to withdraw from the international agreement, the shadow justice secretary said he would get candidates “to sign a contract to say they actually stand for Conservative values”.

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