Who is Penny Mordaunt: reservist, gay activist and possible surprise in Boris Johnson’s succession as prime minister

LONDRA – As we anticipated days ago, the most likely scenario in the succession to Boris Johnson is a final duel between Rishi Sunak, the former Chancellor of the Exchequer (Finance Minister) and Liz Truss, the current Foreign Minister, former Europhile and now falca both in the war in Ukraine and on Brexit. After all, it was she who advanced the law in Westminster that denies the agreement with Northern Ireland that London signed only two years ago.