By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Mordaunt has been a member of the British Astronomical Association, [103] [104] and, as of 2013 [update], was chair of the Wymering Manor Trust in Portsmouth. In November 2003, Mordaunt was selected as the Conservative candidate to contest Portsmouth North in the 2005 general election. The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them.

Mordaunt lost out to Sunak and Truss in the first Tory leadership race, run over the summer to choose a replacement for Boris Johnson. I am quite confident that at least 50% could be cut out, leaving behind an at least slightly better book.Mordaunt was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation at the Department for Communities and Local Government by Prime Minister David Cameron in the 2014 cabinet reshuffle. Profile: Penny Mordaunt, a risqué but not revolting potential Tory leadership contender Archived 13 July 2022 at the Wayback Machine Conservative Home, 17 March 2016. Eminently qualified to report from the frontline of politics and business, Penny Mordaunt and Chris Lewis raise the bar on Britain’s aspirations. She said: “The Prime Minister’s own pollster, having concluded they are not providing the bold, decisive action required and that the Conservatives, and this is his words not mine, are ‘heading for the most almighty of defeats’. It is one of the most innovative nations, one of the most desirable for immigrants to come to, with one of the largest economies and despite all that we’ve been through, it remains one of the most generous.

Leap past this guff, body swerve the foreword, and head straight to the introduction; this is where the serious engagement starts. Greater: Britain After the Storm explores what a post-Brexit Britain could look like, from our institutions to our culture, and how recent political divisions are not only healthy, but integral to exposing the current need for political reform. In July 2016, following Theresa May's appointment as Prime Minister, Mordaunt was appointed Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health at the Department for Work and Pensions.

In June 2020, in response to vandalism of war memorials, Mordaunt stated: "I would like to suggest that for some found guilty of vandalising such memorials they might benefit from some time spent with our service personnel – perhaps at a battle camp.

One thing missing not focused on enough is the family unit though which seems to me to be driving a lot of issues. The vessels could also be used as "cost effective and secure" accommodation for members of the royal family on visits, so would effectively be successor to the Royal Yacht Britannia which had been decommissioned in 1997. Major Robert Campbell, who was investigated and exonerated over the death of an Iraqi in 2003, criticised Mordaunt for backing the Iraq Historic Allegations Team while she was Armed Forces Minister, stating: "Now she is depicting herself as the armed forces champion but she never did anything for me. She was educated at Oaklands Roman Catholic School in Waterlooville, Hampshire, and studied drama at the Victoryland Theatre School.Although it is sprinkled with humour throughout it’s very much a serious narrative that carefully analyses the country’s past and its (up-to-the-minute) present. Without him though, my book would not have happened and it wouldn’t have had so much of the humour it has been praised for.

During a debate in the House of Commons, Mordaunt deputised for Liz Truss to receive questions from Leader of the Labour Party Sir Keir Starmer. Penelope Mary Mordaunt PC ( / ˈ m ɔːr d ə n t/; born 4 March 1973) is a British politician who serves as Leader of the House of Commons and Lord President of the Council since 2022. Mordant once thought it a jolly jape to take a bet to see if she could sneak a four-letter vulgarity into a Commons speech.She has run twice for the Conservative party leadership in July–September and October 2022, losing to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak respectively.