Mordaunt at odds with Truss over benefits payments
In a significant intervention, the Leader of the House of Commons backed increasing welfare payments to keep pace with soaring inflation.
In a significant intervention, the Leader of the House of Commons backed increasing welfare payments to keep pace with soaring inflation.
Penny Mordaunt receives eight fewer votes than Liz Truss in the closely-fought final ballot.
"Alice in Wonderland. We’re in for even more serious trouble if this woman becomes PM. Cynical beyond belief. "
She is the first candidate to go odds-on in the next Conservative Party leader betting, according to William Hill.
The two clear frontrunners in the Tory Leadership race have been established.
Jeremy Hunt, Penny Mordaunt, Sir Iain Duncan Smith, and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg are all on course to lose their seats.
Kemi Badenoch continues as the favourite in the betting at 5/2, with Penny Mordaunt just in behind at 4/1.
Rishi Sunak, Jeremy Hunt and Penny Mordaunt are all thought to be defending hyper-marginal seats.
Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt hit back at the Labour leader during Business Questions.
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