Want to rekindle faith in politics? Remember most MPs are like Annette Brooke

This morning Westminster is in the grip of Mordaunt mania. The Conservative MP for Portsmouth North was the undisputed star of yesterday’s state opening of Parliament, delivering a brilliant speech that appeared to borrow its inspiration from Churchill, Drake and the late, lamented Sid James. “Penny Mordaunt brings the House down,” reported the Guardian. “The [...]