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Withdrawing the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), once a fringe idea, has become a defining issue for political parties. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, who previously opposed leaving, has now said the Conservatives will take the UK out of the convention if they win an election.

Her claim came as Reform UK unveiled a steady stream of councillors defecting from the Conservatives on Tuesday

Conservative leader has taken her party to the hard right with the announcement they would leave the European Convention on Human Rights and deport 150,000 illegal immigrants a year

Mrs Badenoch kicked off the annual Tory conference in Manchester with a pledge to leave the ECHR.

Conservative leader has achieved the seemingly impossible: she has taken the Tories even further backwards

Party leader uses conference speech to outline proposal for UK to exit ECHR as part of wider bonfire of protections

The Conservative leader broke with tradition to deliver a welcome speech at the start of the conference.

The Conservative leader also vowed to quit the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if the party gets into government

The Tory leader said every Conservative candidate must sign up to leaving the ECHR or face being barred from standing at the next election.