MORDAUNT LOSES PORTSMOUTH NORTH CONSTITUENCY
Leader of the House of Commons Penny Mordaunt has narrowly lost in her Portsmouth North constituency.
Traditionally a bellwether seat, Labour's Amanda Martin has won with 14,495 votes to Ms Mordaunt's 13,715 - an 18% swing.
Ms Mordaunt has served as Lord President of the Council since 2022 and as MP for Portsmouth North since 2010.
She told Ms Martin: "You are now working for the the best employer ever - the people of Portsmouth are wonderful, hard-working, big-hearted and anything that I ever achieved was made possible by them.
The Tory minister won praise for her stamina, carrying the 17th Century Sword of State and Jewelled Sword of Offering for more than an hour during King's Coronation.
In 2014, Ms Mordaunt appeared on reality television programme Splash!, which she said was "out of her comfort zone".
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