Trade minister Penny Mordaunt has joined the Tory leadership race, becoming the ninth person to enter the field
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"Our leadership has to change. It needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship," she said, going on,"I'm Penny Mordaunt, and I'm ready to serve as the next leader of the Conservative Party". She shared a glossy three minute video on social media, set to the English patriotic hymn, I Vow To Thee, My Country, announcing her bid.In it a voiceover says"we must choose [our next leader] with solemnity and wisdom... we must think of those who came before and the generations to come".
The video says the leadership contest will bring"a focus on policy and what we will do", adding,"but there must be focus on what we are".The video lists what it calls"the values of this country", citing"freedom, fairness, courage and compassion" as the key motivations for the UK. It says such values"must be upheld now more than ever".
Former Conservative leaders Margaret Thatcher and Boris Johnson both feature briefly in the video, with a black and white photo of Mrs Thatcher, and a short clip of Mr Johnson urging his party to"get Brexit - or breakfast - done".
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