What happened was completely wrong and the prime minister h… - Penny Mordaunt

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What happened was completely wrong and the prime minister has rightly apologised for that, apologised to veterans but also to all of us, because he was representing all of us.
I'm from Portsmouth, I have also been defence secretary and my wish is, at the end of this week, is that all of our veterans feel completely treasured.

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Penelope Mary Mordaunt (born 4 March 1973) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Portsmouth North from the 2010 to the 2024 general election. She served as as Secretary of State for International Development from 2017 to 2019 and Minister for Women and Equalities from 2018 to 2019. Mordaunt was briefly Secretary of State for Defence from May to July 2019 and, later, Leader of the House of Commons from September 2022 until 2024.

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