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Two frontrunners to be Conservative party leader have criticised their rivals’ promises to leave the European court of human rights (ECHR) as the contest turns combative with days to go until the first MP is eliminated.
Kemi Badenoch, the former business secretary, and James Cleverly, the former home secretary, both rejected the idea of leaving the ECHR on Monday despite calls from some of their colleagues to do so.