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Centrist Conservative group refuses to back Badenoch or Jenrick

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Conservative centrist group refuses to endorse either Kemi Badenoch or Robert Jenrick .

Moderate Tories still reeling from shock ejection of James Cleverly from contest.

Concerns that Jenrick ’s promise to pull UK out of ECHR could divide Tories .

Some Tories fear Jenrick 's promise to expel asylum seekers could divide party.

Many Conservative MPs who backed Cleverly or the other main centrist candidate, Tom Tugendhat , are hoping for the best.

The percentage of Tory MPs required to trigger a challenge has been doubled from 15% to 30% .

Under the previous rules, just 18 MPs could have begun this process, given the current contingent of 121 .

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