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Listen. Strange women standing in churches holding swords is no basis for a system of government. Supreme executive power derives from a mandate from the masses, not from some farcical royal ceremony.

Penny Mordaunt Seat Portsmouth North Majority in 2019 15,780 Result Labour gain Penny Mordaunt’s dreams of shaping the future of the Conservative party as its leader were ended abruptly in the early hours of Friday morning in one of the biggest shocks of the night. Her Portsmouth North seat – which last fell into Labour hands during Tony Blair’s reign – proved too difficult for her to hold, and went to Labour on a 18% swing. The defeat of the Commons leader will come as a blow to Tory moderates who saw her as a potential successor to Rishi Sunak. Mordaunt, who became an MP in 2010, became the UK’s first female defence secretary in the final days of Theresa May’s government. The Royal Navy reservist took part in two leadership contests, but became well known on a national level after receiving plaudits for her ability to carry an extraordinarily heavy sword during King Charles’s coronation.
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