Penny Mordaunt becomes first candidate to declare for Tory leadership contest

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime minister.

The leader of the House of Commons is now seeking a leading role on the national stage, to forge a stable path for her party – and the country – after the crumbling of the Truss administration.

Ms Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown ever since she made a bid to replace Boris Johnson in the last leadership race, coming in third place.

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[tapens]

I hope she takes over I really don't want Rishi to come in

[Mike_]

Penny also known as 17p was asked in the Commons where Liz Truss was 17 times and failed to give a complete and truthful answer 17 times

[daxwood]

I hope she gets elected so GB can go through a 4th change before Christmas l🤣🤣🤣🤣. Thanks for entertaining the world GB. Seriously, she's not the person to steer your economy back on a growth path, Sunak is. Forget skin colour, think of your country's reputation and prosperity

[martyg]

She’s got this Catherine Deneuve thing going on that’s quite unnerving. If she can get some sassy policies to match, she’s golden.

[secondhorizon]

Self-Declaration is meaningless ~ only gaining support of (a minimum of) 100 MPs matters. More baffling of the public (with misinformation) to come throughout the week ahead.

[ledeyabaklykova]

Penny for 🇬🇧 PM !! The Catherine Deneuve of UK Politics !