The Rise of Penny Mordaunt's Popularity After Her Sword Coronation Role

Penny Mordaunt held the 3.6kg State Sword for 51 minutes. Photo: Victoria Jones/AP

Penny Mordaunt's popularity among the Tories has gained popularity since she carried the sword at the king's coronation.

The Tory MP for North Portsmouth has been widely praised for the way she carried out his official duties as Lord President of the Privy Council at the coronation ceremony earlier this year. month.

Wearing a turquoise dress and cape with an embroidered golf leaf motif, she held the 8 pound (3.6 kg) sword of the state in the air for 51 minutes in front of an audience of millions around the world.

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This made an impression not only on the royal audience, but also on ordinary conservatives.

The latest ConservativeHome poll of Conservative members in May showed that Ms. Mordaunt has risen to second place among the most popular ministers in Rishi Sunak's cabinet, up from fourth place last month.

Her net satisfaction rating now stands at 62.4 compared to 49.5 last month. April, according to a monthly survey of 3,300 party members.

Ms. Mordaunt received widespread recognition for her outfit and role in the Coronation Credit & Copyright : Jeff Spicer/Getty Images

Ms Mordaunt was the first woman in history to fill a coronation role as a member of the Privy Council, a body of advisers to the sovereign that includes high-ranking elected politicians and ceremonial officials.

Former Tory leadership Hopeful, 50, told who practiced carrying a sword by doing push-ups.

The poll also showed that six ministers now have a negative membership rating, compared to one last month.

This is Michael Gove (- 3.7), Grant Shapps (-5.8), Andrew Mitchell (-7.3), Jeremy Hunt (-7.4), Robert Jenrick (-9.5) and Teresa Coffey (-10.4 ).

ConservativeHome said: “This is a record — and a sign that the commission is completely fed up with the government as a whole. Nearly everyone else's scores have declined, and exceptions' scores have risen only marginally.”

The Cabinet's most popular minister remains Ben Wallace, secretary of defense. Meanwhile, James Cleverley, the foreign secretary, comes in third behind Ms Mordaunt.

Mr. Sunak's popularity dropped from 47.4 to 21.6 in just a month.