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.While he is regarded as being on the one nation wing of the party, and has previously warned against leaving the ECHR, recent history has shown that the Tory grassroots tend to opt for the most rightwing candidate.Tugendhat warned last October that leaving the convention could have consequences for the Good Friday agreement, the Windsor framework and devolved administrations.“There are many treaties around the world; if you want to leave one, please explain to me how you’re going to address the gaps that they create,” he said at the time. “These are really big questions and don’t throw around words…
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