Penny Mordaunt
British politician
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Sunak
- In Rishi Sunak: Premiership
House of Commons leader Penny Mordaunt was the first to declare her candidacy, but support for her was limited. Defense Secretary Ben Wallace looked to be a popular choice, but he opted not to run and threw his conditional support to Johnson—who suddenly was back in the mix despite…
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Truss
- In Liz Truss: Political career
Truss then outlasted trade minister Penny Mordaunt to join former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak as one of the two finalists whose names were submitted to a vote by the party’s full membership. In her head-to-head contest with Sunak, Truss strongly criticized him for having raised taxes as Treasury minister. She…
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