The Today programme host repeatedly pressed the Tory leadership candidate for details over his bizarre remark.

Tory leadership contender Robert Jenrick has defended his claim that British special forces are “killing rather than capturing terrorists”. The former immigration minister made the comment in a video promoting his bid to be the party's leader.

Jenrick doubles down as Tory leadership rivals criticise special forces claim - The former Home Office minister insisted he was unable to go into ‘particular cases’ when pressed to back up his claim.

Tory leadership hopeful Robert Jenrick has told activists the party will "die" unless it advocates leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The former Home Office minister told supporters at the party's annual conference the convention had made it "impossible to secure our borders”.

The Conservative Party will “die” unless it proposes pulling Britain out of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), Robert Jenrick will claim on Monday. In a speech at a rally at the Tory conference in Birmingham,

The former immigration minister, currently the bookmakers’ favourite to become leader, will take part in a Q&A at the Tory party conference today