US Politics | Penny Mordaunt accused of shirking day job so she could secretly plot leadership campaign to succeed Boris Johnson
PENNY Mordaunt was yesterday accused of shirking her day job so she could secretly plot her own leadership campaign to succeed Boris Johnson. Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan launched a savage attack on her own minister, saying she had been missing in action. 
Penny Mordaunt has been accused of shirking her day job so she could secretly plot her own leadership campaign to succeed Boris JohnsonRex She slammed her for "not being available" because she was busy plotting to take over at No10. As she twisted the knife, Ms Trevelyan, who was previously backing booted candidate Tom Tugendhat, told London's LBC radio: "Penny has, for the last few months, spent some of her time focused on preparing her leadership campaign". And she swiped: "There have been a number of times when she hasn't been available, which would have been useful, and other ministers have picked up the pieces." It is the latest in a string of damning attacks as leadership candidates fight to go up against frontrunner Rishi Sunak in the final two. Read more in politics 
BLUE ON BLUE Raging Rishi calls PM rivals 'more socialist than Corbyn' in furious TV clash Insiders at the Department for International Trade say the pair have long had a strained relationship. Ms Mordaunt has been accused of shunning international trips to focus on promoting her book. Ms Mordaunt's allies hit back and insisted she had always put in the hours Most read in News COURT CHAOS Horror details after woman kidnapped & raped as suspect appears NAKED in court SEED THE WORLD Errol Musk's 'been asked to donate sperm to create new generation of Elons' REAL-LIFE PARASITE Horror details after man breaks into home 'to perform surgery on family' DISTURBING FIND Underwear & other chilling clues found in search for missing woman, 24 HAUNTING WORDS Instagrammer 'predicted' death in post about 'being ghost' before boat crash BLOODY WEEKEND Indiana rocked by two deadly mass shootings in ONE day leaving four dead 
Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan launched a savage attack on Ms Mordaunt, saying she had been missing in action
Penny Mordaunt has been accused of shirking her day job so she could secretly plot her own leadership campaign to succeed Boris JohnsonRex She slammed her for "not being available" because she was busy plotting to take over at No10. As she twisted the knife, Ms Trevelyan, who was previously backing booted candidate Tom Tugendhat, told London's LBC radio: "Penny has, for the last few months, spent some of her time focused on preparing her leadership campaign". And she swiped: "There have been a number of times when she hasn't been available, which would have been useful, and other ministers have picked up the pieces." It is the latest in a string of damning attacks as leadership candidates fight to go up against frontrunner Rishi Sunak in the final two. Read more in politics BLUE ON BLUE Raging Rishi calls PM rivals 'more socialist than Corbyn' in furious TV clash Insiders at the Department for International Trade say the pair have long had a strained relationship. Ms Mordaunt has been accused of shunning international trips to focus on promoting her book. Ms Mordaunt's allies hit back and insisted she had always put in the hours Most read in News COURT CHAOS Horror details after woman kidnapped & raped as suspect appears NAKED in court SEED THE WORLD Errol Musk's 'been asked to donate sperm to create new generation of Elons' REAL-LIFE PARASITE Horror details after man breaks into home 'to perform surgery on family' DISTURBING FIND Underwear & other chilling clues found in search for missing woman, 24 HAUNTING WORDS Instagrammer 'predicted' death in post about 'being ghost' before boat crash BLOODY WEEKEND Indiana rocked by two deadly mass shootings in ONE day leaving four dead Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan launched a savage attack on Ms Mordaunt, saying she had been missing in action
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