{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/68cd690b88c516d26e25bd90?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Penny Mordaunt: I want to run for the Tories, Reform will be a disaster","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/658300edbbd71a00174fea51/1758292771257-ca9503dc-5cdf-4dc0-870d-67a5c8bb008b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In an exclusive interview with The Daily T podcast, Dame Penny Mordaunt opens up about losing her Portsmouth North seat at the 2024 General Election - and why she blames Rishi Sunak’s D-Day blunder for the defeat.</p><p><br></p><p>The former Conservative leadership contender reflects on the Torie's time in power, her viral moment after carrying a sword during the Coronation and why she worked as a magician's assistant at uni.</p><p><br></p><p>She also discusses the rise of Reform UK, why she’s backing Kemi Badenoch as a “prime minister-in-waiting”, and her own hopes to stand for Parliament again.</p><p><br></p><p>► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to receiving free-thinking comment and the day's biggest stories, every morning. <a href=\"http://telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">telegraph.co.uk/fromtheeditor</a></p><p><br></p><p>We want to hear from you! Email us at thedailyt@telegraph.co.uk or follow @dailytpodcast on Instagram, TikTok and X</p><p><br></p><p>Producer: Lilian Fawcett and Georgia Coan</p><p>Senior Producer: John Cadigan</p><p>Planning Editor: Venetia Rainey</p><p>Video Editor: Will Walters</p><p>Studio Director: Meghan Searle</p><p>Social Producer: Ece Celik</p><p>Executive Producer: Charlotte Seligman&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"The Telegraph"}