Since 2009, Labour, the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition and Conservative governments have maintained a policy of "non-engagement" with the Muslim Council of Britain due to allegations the group does not represent the British Muslim community and claims that members of the council had made 'favourable' remarks about extremists in the past. [103] [104] a b "Penny Mordaunt repeatedly advocated use of homeopathy on NHS". The Guardian. 15 July 2022. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022 . Retrieved 16 July 2022. During Mordaunt's time as Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Decentralisation, she was accused by the Fire Brigades Union "of misleading MPs over assurances given to firefighters from fire authorities regarding what would happen to their pensions if they fail fitness tests". This dispute led to strike action by firefighters over the increase of retirement age. [41] The net result is to focus on our differences. Without clear national missions, government presides in the form of a giant political pinata to be strung up and periodically pounded until the pennies pour out. a b Hope, Christopher (15 July 2014). "Pen portraits of the 10 Conservative women ministers who were promoted in the reshuffle". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017 . Retrieved 15 July 2014.

Mordaunt was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Decentralisation at the Department for Communities and Local Government by Prime Minister David Cameron in the 2014 cabinet reshuffle. [10] [40] Dale, Iain (21 July 2019). "Penny Mordaunt interview: Britain's first female defence secretary on her dream job". Archived from the original on 10 July 2022 . Retrieved 13 July 2022. Andrews, Kieran. "Penny Mordaunt is favourite for the Scottish Tory vote". The Times. Archived from the original on 8 July 2022 . Retrieved 10 July 2022. Executive Team". Diabetes UK. Archived from the original on 23 May 2008 . Retrieved 7 October 2018.She was a junior minister under Boris Johnson, having previously served in Theresa May's cabinet from 2017 to 2019. She ran twice for the Conservative party leadership in July–September and October 2022, losing to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak respectively.

I was originally intending to write a proper review of it, but the experience of reading it has been so exhausting and frustrating that I do not want to spend that much energy on it. While there was the occasional interesting observation or argument which I could either get behind or constructively disagree with, it is not those that spring to mind when I think about the book. Lord Frost says Penny Mordaunt isn't up to the job". The Spectator. Archived from the original on 16 July 2022 . Retrieved 16 July 2022. Police probe death threats to Portsmouth MP Penny Mordaunt". BBC News. 25 July 2022. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022 . Retrieved 27 July 2022.BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION MOTIONS ON HOMEOPATHY" ". Archived from the original on 15 July 2022 . Retrieved 16 July 2022.

We’re used to hearing that we live in an age of unprecedented division, that the great storms that have engulfed British politics over the past ten years have driven us further apart than ever, with no hope of finding common ground. Mordaunt voted in favour of legalising same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. She has said in the House of Commons that the Northern Ireland protocol creates unique disadvantages for Northern Ireland. [99] Homeopathy Most confusingly, the authors repeatedly assert that “parliament must become the defender of free speech” and bring “powerful sanctions” against those who prevent it. However, a part of this is “protecting minority voices”, some of which regard freedom of speech as a licence to offend them. Ending mob rule through social media is one thing; stopping legitimate discourse about, say, whether women can have penises is quite another. The commonsense statement that “demonising men is not only unjust, it’s also counterproductive” is matched by a passage on microaggressions, which include a failure to build enough disabled lavatories and advising (out of concern and not malice) an osteoporosis sufferer to drink more milk. “Politics itself is a minority pursuit”, they write. No wonder, if it obsesses about such matters. She says the country has “major assets, but chief among them all is trust – it needs a clearly articulated long-term plan which involves the updating of national institutions… Britain needs a clear, long-term mission”.

P.s. Respecting someone’s legal rights and dignity is not wokery. Force feeding the non-legal rights of trans people at the expense of women’s legal rights is. The authors make an extensive effort to define something that is probably undefinable: the British character. They exhibit all they love about Britain and Britishness, and tell the sceptics, cynics and pessimists to shut up. This, too, will resonate with the average Conservative, most of whom have had enough of being told to be ashamed of their country and particularly of its history. However, the authors tease them for an obsession with nostalgia, proved by their apparent affection for It Ain’t Half Hot Mum. Tidman, Zoe (10 July 2022). "Tory MP accused of 'throwing trans people under bus' after hitting out at critics". The Independent. Archived from the original on 11 July 2022 . Retrieved 10 July 2022. Tory Leadership Watch: August". BBC News. August 2005. Archived from the original on 26 July 2008 . Retrieved 16 May 2009. Dale, Iain (21 July 2019). "Penny Mordaunt interview: Britain's first female defence secretary on her dream job". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 21 July 2019 . Retrieved 22 July 2019.