"I would get them to say you have got to leave the European convention on human rights, and if you don't want to do that, don't stand as a Conservative, he said. Leaving the convention is not currently a Tory policy. Jenrick's comments go further than the party leader Kemi Badenoch, who was elected last year after telling her party leaving the treaty would not be a silver bullet to tackling immigration."
"Jenrick replied: I would get candidates to sign a contract, not some kind of technocratic one. I would get them to sign a contract to say they actually stand for Conservative values. I would get them to say you have got to leave the European convention on human rights, and if you don't want to do that, don't stand as a Conservative."
Robert Jenrick demanded that prospective Conservative candidates must pledge to support withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights or not stand. He said he would require candidates to sign a contract declaring they stand for Conservative values and explicitly commit to leaving the ECHR. His position exceeds that of party leader Kemi Badenoch, who warned that leaving the treaty would not be a silver bullet on immigration. The proposal heightens tensions between rightward factions and One Nation Tories. The Conservatives are expected to announce a new ECHR policy at their annual conference. The ECHR remains central to UK human rights law and affects deportation cases.
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