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A Kent MP has become the second person to throw their hat in the ring to challenge for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Tom Tugendhat was elected to represent the new constituency of Tonbridge at the general election on July 4. Announcing his leadership bid in an article in the Daily Telegraph, Mr Tugendhat, who is known to be from the Tory’s more moderate wing, seemed to make a play for the right by implying he would be prepared to quit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to protect the UK’s borders. He said: “We know that if institutions do not serve the British people an…

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