Penny Mordaunt's response as commons leader quizzed on replacing Rishi Sunak

Commons leader Penny Mordaunt ignored questions about replacing Rishi Sunak as Prime Minister, saying she is “getting on with my job”.

Ms Mordaunt was approached by various journalists and photographers outside the Cabinet Office in Whitehall on Tuesday (19 March).

This comes as Mr Sunak faces speculation about a possible Tory revolt against his leadership, with plotters lining up Ms Mordaunt as a potential replacement.

Former defence secretary Ben Wallace has said it is “too late” to replace Mr Sunak and Tory candidates at the election just had to “march towards the sound of the guns”.

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[scottuk]

The Conservative ship made its choice, Rishi is their captain (the man Tory party members rejected), he must now go down as Captains do.

[turokforever]

Let's be honest, they will put someone in charger for a week to do the dirty deed then get someone new like they did with Truss.

[Peter-dp]

It's been a few weeks - we must be due for another new 'PM'? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[billywoodward]

The public will get on with the job when we replace the Conservatives at the General Election, after 13yrs of Tories not getting on with the job we'll give that job to someone else, why do the Tories think that changing their leader will make any difference, Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss, Sunak, and a possibility of Mordaunt as Prime Minister, 6 different Tories who hold the same ideological claptrap, driven by super wealthy donors who only bankroll the Tories for their benefit, and its not done to represent the vast majority of ordinary people in Britain, if these wealthy people want to be donors in order to help the people of Britain then donate to the NHS, or donate to help homeless people or child poverty.

[alialias]

Dont bother me !
Im getting on with my fake job

[LennyLux]

I'll take that as an "I'm so not sopporting him I won't even speak his name" then.

[malcolmspeakman]

Sunak was not elected, Sunak is not wanted get rid of Sunak.

[billienomates]

She really is a nasty piece of work in my opinion. A true puppet of those who pull the strings of government again in my opinion.

[kitcat]

Who met with Obama? Gates came last time.

[MrCaterhamr]

The Tories will be out by October any way, fingers crossed

[darrenhopkins]

Young global leader from the wef just like Rishi.

[robertbest]

Tories are finished forget them damage done just pray labour dont get in Tories and labour brutal wrecked country shocking

[Tconcept]

She's the one who stepped aside for the wef Puppet originally!!

[richardwoods]

Anybody would be better then Rowland rat 😂

[chrisbrown]

They are all fools . Remember the holding of the sword at the coronation ? Oh dear !

[bertiewooster]

She's leaving to join reform according to my sources

[stgraham]

oh yeah she is definitely plotting something. She just should have said good morning, and smiled

[fatherjack]

the 1970s me is tempted to say something inappropriate and un-PC, the 2024 me says I am not really interested in the next leader of the opposition, As I am far more concerned by the depressing prospect of the 'continuity Conservative party' taking over.

[johannesnicolaas]

She has a crown in sight since the coronation, her own, that is... bloody hell.

[marco-]

Good in verbal combat but still a WEF stooge, which is now a condition for leadership in UK Government.