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At least 18 MPs are expected to throw their hats into the ring to run for leader of the Conservative party following PM May’s resignation🏇

ICYMI, we've done some digging into how each of the (so far) declared candidates stack up on human rights ⚖️
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Boris Johnson. As Foreign Sec, he said: “Standing up for human rights is not only the right thing; it also helps to create a safer, more prosperous and progressive world.” But watchdog @hrw has described his approach to HR as “weak, inconsistent, and often incoherent”. 📸:FT

@hrw Andrea Leadsom. The former Banker “positively abstained” from the equal marriage vote in 2013. She said this was because she could not “vote for a measure that risks centuries of faith based belief in marriage as between a man and a woman.” 📸: No 10/Flickr.

@hrw Dominic Raab. He has been an outspoken critic of the Human Rights Act, the piece of legislation which embeds international human rights protections as part of UK law.
In his previous role as Justice Minister, he masterminded plans to replace the act. 📸: No 10/Flickr.

@hrw Rory Stewart. He reportedly became a professor of human rights at Harvard University in 2010. He has previously criticised the @ECHR_Press saying it is “using the wrong principles to come to the wrong judgments”. 📸: Patrick Gorman/ODI.

@hrw @ECHR_Press Esther McVey. She has been an active campaigner for repealing the Human Rights Act and replacing it with a "British Bill of Rights". 📸: No 10/Flickr.

@hrw @ECHR_Press Jeremy Hunt. Last week, Hunt appointed @RitaUNHR as the UK’s first human rights ambassador. He has not actively campaigned against the Human Rights Act, but has criticised how it has been implemented in the UK. 📸: No 10/Flickr.

@hrw @ECHR_Press @RitaUNHR Matt Hancock. This week he ordered an independent review into cases of people with learning disabilities and autism being locked indefinitely in segregated hospital wards. 📸:GDSteam/Flickr.

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@hrw @ECHR_Press @RitaUNHR Michael Gove. While he was Justice Secretary, Gove promised to replace the Human Rights Act, which enshrined the European Convention of Human Rights in UK law, with a British Bill of Rights. 📸: Paul Toeman/Conservative Party.

@hrw @ECHR_Press @RitaUNHR Sajid Javid. As Home Sec, he set up a taskforce/compensation scheme in response the #WindrushScandal. But human rights groups incl @libertyhq fear his new 'knife crime prevention orders' will allow the police to impose punitive conditions based on "hearsay" evidence. 📸: No 10

@hrw @ECHR_Press @RitaUNHR @libertyhq Kit Malthouse. As Housing Minister, he ordered fire testing on cladding on high-rise buildings across the country amid safety fears. In 2008, he admitted a policy of making life "more uncomfortable" for rough sleepers while deputy leader of Westminster City Council.📸:No 10

@hrw @ECHR_Press @RitaUNHR @libertyhq James Cleverly. The current Brexit minister was elected to parliament in 2015. He defended his party's 2015 manifesto pledge to scrap the Human Rights Act in favour of a British Bill of Rights on an episode of BBC's Daily Politics. 📸: No10/Flickr.