Penny Mordaunt
British politician (born 1973)
Penelope Mary Mordaunt (born 4 March 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician who has served as Leader of the House of Commons since September 2022. Mordaunt was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North in 2010. She served as Minister for Women and Equalities from 2018 to 2019 and Secretary of State for International Development from 2017 to 2019. She was briefly Secretary of State for Defence from May to July 2019.
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2018 edit
- We asked the people to decide, they decided... that means we can't come up with something else in Parliament
- Brexit: Theresa May says David Cameron 'not advising her' BBC News (17 December 2018)
2019 edit
- I stayed in cabinet and fought to try and get a deal and to try and build a consensus, both in my party and but also in Parliament. What we have learnt though is if you are trying to get that objective, you can't take no deal off the table.
- Tory leadership: Johnson warns party of risk of Brexit 'extinction' BBC News (5 June 2019)
- In recent days, in my discussions that I have had with people on the EU side of the negotiating table, I am really optimistic and I think they understand they have to move on some things. I voted to Leave and I still remain optimistic that we can get a good deal for the UK.
- Tory leadership: Johnson warns party of risk of Brexit 'extinction' BBC News (5 June 2019)
2022 edit
- First of all, let me address the comments the honourable lady makes about my facial expressions: my resting face is that of a bulldog chewing a wasp, and people shouldn’t read too much into that.
- "Penny Mordaunt: My resting face is that of a bulldog chewing a wasp" Independent (13 October 2022)
- Following comments by Thangam Debbonaire, Labour shadow Leader of the House of Commons, about Mordaunt during the previous day's Prime Minister's Questions. The government of Liz Truss was considered to be in terminal crisis after only five weeks.
- It is, of course, a mystery why a workaholic with no social life and four cats is not a massive draw.
- On why she is single, as cited in "The real Penny Mordaunt: 'a workaholic with four cats and no social life'" The Times (27 May 2023)
