Minister Penny Mordaunt blasts political elite and shows off her leadership credentials
CABINET minister Penny Mordaunt showed off her leadership credentials — with a blast at the political elite.
The International Development Secretary outlined a 12-point plan for politics, insisting: “How we govern needs to change.”
Ms Mordaunt said leaders had to be optimists and “inspire participation and courage”.
Many at Westminster will see her remarks as a possible first push for leadership if PM Theresa May falls over Brexit.
The minister added: “Ideas and vision are necessary. But people need to see results and to achieve them they need to take part.
“People have lost trust in politics because politics has lost trust in people.”
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She is a reluctant backer of the PM’s Chequers plan for Brexit.
Her appeal comes as Home Secretary Sajid Javid prepares to speak at the Tory conference on how to “broaden the reach” of the party.
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