After receiving a boost over his Cabinet rivals at the weekend with the endorsement of Amber Rudd, Jeremy Hunt has today used his official launch to unveil support from a senior Brexiteer. Penny Mordaunt has come out in support of the Foreign Secretary. Speaking at the launch in Westminster, the Defence Secretary said she trusted Hunt to deliver Brexit. Her endorsement is a coup for the Hunt campaign as it shows that he has support from a senior Brexiteer. Mordaunt’s endorsement is more significant in many respects than Rudd’s. This is because what Hunt’s campaign has been lacking is support from Brexiteers – his support is largely from MPs who voted Remain in the EU referendum.
Speaking at the launch, Hunt tried to press the idea that he was the right candidate for the job as he was a ‘serious leader’ for serious times.
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