The former security minister, Tom Tugendhat has announced he is running to become the next leader of the Conservative party.

Mr Tugendhat joins James Cleverley as the second MP to enter the leadership race to replace Rishi Sunak.

Mr Sunak announced his resignation as Tory leader after his party lost to Labour in the general election.

On announcing his candidacy, Mr Tugendhat insisted he could lead the Conservative party to victory at the next election, saying he was “not just running to be the next Conservative leader" but also to become the "next Conservative prime minister".

He wrote in the Telegraph that his party experienced its heaviest defeat on July 4 because it had "lost the trust of the British people."

“The public wanted the things we promised: lower taxes, lower immigration, more control over their everyday lives," he continued.

If elected, Mr Tugendhat suggested he would be willing to leave the European Court of Human Rights.

He said: "We know that if institutions do not serve the British people and make it harder to control our own borders, then we will have to exempt ourselves from them, or leave their jurisdiction."

The party is set to name its new leader on November 2.

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