Penny Mordaunt’s sword-weilding at Coronation propels her up Tory ballot

Penny Mordaunt’s reputation with Tory members has shot up following her sword-wielding on the Coronation, a brand new ballot suggests.

The Commons chief is now second place in Conservative Home’s Cabinet league desk with a web satisfaction ranking of 62.4.

Ms Mordaunt has gone up from fourth place on 46.7 final month.

The Portsmouth North MP went viral for her position carrying ceremonial swords on the King’s Coronation at Westminster Abbey earlier this month.

As Lord President of the Council, she was chargeable for bearing The Sword of State and presenting The Jewelled Sword of Offering to Charles.

Ms Mordaunt drew comparisons with Pippa Middleton, who stole the present at her sister Kate’s royal wedding ceremony.

Elsewhere within the Cabinet league desk, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch drops from second to fourth together with her web reputation ranking going from 60.4 to 46.7.

Ms Badenoch has come beneath criticism this month after plans for a post-Brexit bonfire of EU legal guidelines have been watered down.

Rishi Sunak has additionally dropped from sixth place with a ranking of 47.4 to mid-table on 21.6.

Meanwhile a document six Cabinet ministers are on unfavourable rankings, together with Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Robert Jenrick.