Mordaunt felt let down by Sunak over D-Day but insists election is not a foregone conclusion [Video]

Penny Mordaunt has issued a rallying call to beleaguered Tories across the UK that the election result is “not a foregone conclusion” – but conceded that her party is now very much “the underdog”.

With many seeing Ms Mordaunt as a leader in waiting after a Tory defeat, she admits she felt “let down” by Rishi Sunak over the D-Day fiasco, which hit the headlines just hours before she was due to take part in a televised debate.

But she also made it clear that she wants to see tax cuts, in a message to her party as well as the country.

The Tory cabinet minister gave a wide-ranging interview to The Independentfrom her bellwether constituency of Portsmouth North. Ms Mordaunt won the seat from Labour on her second attempt in 2010, and has increased her majority …