Now it’s Mordaunt the Movie: Downing Street hopeful Penny publishes soft focus campaign video that she says reveals ‘the real me’ – someone who ‘enjoys a pie and a pint’ and whose mother died when she was 15

• In the clip, Penny Mordaunt talks of the ‘amazing things’ she has done in her life 
• She mentions being at the World Bank and NATO and going to war zones
• However fails to mention her 2014 appearance on the ITV diving show Splash 
• Ms Mordaunt currently has the backing of 22 MPs, 78 shy of the 100 needed
• Today she said the ‘grave’ challenges facing Britain need ‘competent leadership’

Penny Mordaunt has published a campaign video in her bid to become the next Prime Minister that she said reveals ‘the real me’ – someone who ‘enjoys a pie and a pint’.

In the soft focus video, Ms Mordaunt talks about the ‘amazing things’ she has done in her life, including going to ‘war zones in humanitarian hotspots’ and having a ‘seat at the table at the World Bank and NATO’, but failed to mention her 2014 stint on ITV diving show Splash.

The Downing Street hopeful, who backers say brings unity and stability, currently has the backing of 22 MPs to be the next PM, 78 shy of the 100 needed to be on the ballot for Monday’s leadership vote.

She also tweeted today that ‘the challenges facing the country are grave’ and a fresh start and ‘competent leadership’ was needed. 

The video posted on Twitter shows Ms Mordaunt talking about how she looked after her family when her mother died when she was 15 years old and they ‘relied on the NHS’. 

In the soft focus video, Ms Mordaunt talks about the ‘amazing things’ she has done in her life, including going to ‘war zones in humanitarian hotspots’ and having a ‘seat at the table at the World Bank and NATO ‘, but failed to mention her 2014 stint on ITV diving show Splash

The video posted on Twitter shows Ms Mordaunt talking about how she looked after her family when her mother died when she was 15 years old and they ‘relied on the NHS’

Talking about being from Portsmouth, she says: ‘It’s a military city with a proud history. It’s patriotic, it’s passionate about football, it likes a pie and a pint, and quite frankly so do I. 

‘Portsmouth has taught me a lot. As a child I watched the Falkland’s taskforce sail from Portsmouth harbour. It taught me that my country stands up to bullies.’

She added: ‘I have done some amazing things in my life. I have had a seat at the table at the World Bank and NATO. I have been to war zones in in humanitarian hotspots.

‘I owe it all to the people of Portsmouth and to this country as a whole.’

In a tweet, Tory MP George Freeman said he was backing Ms Mordaunt to become PM as ‘Britain needs stability and unity, not a soap opera’.

In her video, Ms Mordaunt references the current cost-of-living crisis by saying she worked in ‘factories and pubs’ when her family was ‘short of money’ and ‘knows how frightening it can be’

As clips of Ms Mordaunt having tea with constituents, helping out on a farm and strategizing in her campaign office were montaged, she added: ‘I draw my strength from the people I meet and the stories I tell’

She is seen standing inside the Houses of Parliament as she makes her bid to be Prime Minister 

She also tweeted today that ‘the challenges facing the country are grave’ and a fresh start and ‘competent leadership’ was needed

He wrote: ‘Having helped run the @PennyMordaunt campaign in July, the last few weeks and months have shown why she has what it takes to bring the unity, stability and economic responsibility we need in @10DowningStreet.’ 

After posting her campaign video, Ms Mordaunt also tweeted: ‘The challenges facing the country are grave. Only with a fresh start, competent leadership, and a relentless focus on the people of the UK, can we address these issues head on. #PM4PM’

In her video, Ms Mordaunt references the current cost-of-living crisis by saying she worked in ‘factories and pubs’ when her family was ‘short of money’ and ‘knows how frightening it can be’.

On her political career, she said: ‘Community has always helped me. It was natural that I wanted to help it in return. 

‘I joined the conservative party because I believed in its principles and its values. I fought as a candidate for 7 years before I overturned a labour majority. 

She was also seen strategising for her campaign with her advisors, pictured 

Also in her campaign video, Penny Mordaunt said: ‘There are many people that think they know me just like they think they know you but ask yourself this: Do they understand the life you live? Have they experienced it? Will they make that experience count? I have and I will’

Her campaign video also features her having tea with constituents (pictured)

In a tweet, Tory MP George Freeman said he was backing Ms Mordaunt to become PM as ‘Britain needs stability and unity, not a soap opera’

‘I have increased my vote share at every election since.’

As clips of Ms Mordaunt having tea with constituents, helping out on a farm and strategizing in her campaign office were montaged, she added: ‘I draw my strength from the people I meet and the stories I tell. 

‘There are many people that think they know me just like they think they know you but ask yourself this: Do they understand the life you live? Have they experienced it? Will they make that experience count? I have and I will.’

Another MP who has backed Ms Mordaunt is Conservative MP Dame Maria Miller.

Speaking to BBC Breakfast, she said Boris Johnson must be thinking about whether it was ‘appropriate’ he should enter the leadership contest as he still faces a Privilege Committee investigation on partygate.

Pictured: She was also seen speaking to local businesses and constituents 

Penny Mordaunt also spoke of being proud to be from Portsmouth, pictured 

She revealed that the real Penny is someone who ‘enjoys a pie and a pint’

The video also featured her speaking at events with delegates, pictured 

She said: ‘I certainly think that Boris Johnson would be thinking very long and hard as to whether it would be appropriate to put himself forward to lead our country at a time where … he is still subject to a very serious Privileges Committee investigation which could ultimately lead to him having to resign as minister.

‘I am sure he, who has put our country first in his life even when he was sick and in hospital during the pandemic would not want to jeopardise the stability of our country, again that is why I am supporting Penny Mordaunt because I think she brings that stability.

‘She can reach out to people who really need to have knowledge that they have got somebody in 10 Downing Street who really understands the struggles or ordinary people in this country.’

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