Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime ministerMs Mordaunt is seeking a leading role on the national stage, to forge a stable path for her party - and the country - after the crumbling of the Truss administration.Ms Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown ever since she made a bid to replace Boris Johnson in the last leadership race, coming in third place. Here is a look at the life of P

Penny Mordaunt has become the first candidate to throw her hat into the ring in the race to succeed Liz Truss as prime ministerMs Mordaunt is seeking a leading role on the national stage, to forge a stable path for her party - and the country - after the crumbling of the Truss administration.Ms Mordaunt had been tipped as a potential challenger for the Tory crown ever since she made a bid to replace Boris Johnson in the last leadership race, coming in third place. Here is a look at the life of Penny Mordaunt.