Lord Frost

The former chief Brexit negotiator says the Tory leadership candidate was not 'fully accountable or always visible' when working with him.

She wouldn't always deliver tough messages to the European Union when that was necessary and I'm afraid she wasn't fully accountable or always visible. "I'm sorry to say this, she did not master the necessary detail in the negotiations last year. She secured 67 votes in the first ballot, second only to Rishi Sunak's 88.

Lord Frost warned Penny Mordaunt is not 'tough' enough to take on the EU and had not 'mastered the detail' when she deputised for him during negotiations.

And I'm afraid this became such a problem that after six months, I had to ask the Prime Minister to move her on and find somebody else to support me.' Treasury minister Simon Clarke pointed to Lord Frost's 'serious' warning and said the party needed a leader who had been 'tested'. Sometimes I didn't even know where she was. Treasury minister Simon Clarke pointed to Lord Frost's 'serious' warning and said the party needed a leader who had been 'tested' The former Brexit minister warned the trade minister is not 'tough' enough to take on the EU and had not 'mastered the detail' when she deputised for him during negotiations. Lord Frost launches extraordinary salvo at Penny Mordaunt after Tory leadership surge saying she was not 'tough' in talks with the EU and he told the PM to sack her

The former Brexit minister said Ms Mordaunt was not up to the job when she was his deputy in talks with the EU.

“Anybody can be photo’d in a video with I Vow To Thee My Country, but it is what you do in practice. She wouldn’t always deliver tough messages to the European Union when that was necessary. MPs are voting today and I think they need to know the facts.

PENNY Mordaunt saw her suitability to lead the UK questioned as her former boss Lord Frost revealed he had to ask for her to be removed from his department.

"She wouldn't always deliver tough messages to the European Union when that was necessary. Penny Mordaunt has emerged as a top contender to take over the leadership of both the Conservative Party and the UK in the ongoing Tory leadership race to succeed Boris Johnson. However, former Brexit Secretary Lord Frost cast doubts about Ms Mordaunt's suitability to lead as he discussed his personal experience working with the international trade minister. "She was my deputy, notionally more than really, in the Brexit talks last year.

ALLIES OF PENNY MORDAUNT have fired back against personal attacks and championed her support for Brexit just hours after Lord Frost tore into the Tory ...

"Just look at the MP colleagues who are backing her. Former Brexit Minister Lord David Frost took aim at ex-Defence Secretary Penny Mordaunt yesterday as the Portsmouth North MP continues to gain momentum in the 2022 Tory leadership bid. The Attorney General said: "The responsible Minister, I'm afraid, didn't stand up for women and didn't actually reflect the views of a lot of our party on wanting women to be authentically represented on the face of the bill and in legislation." One MP claimed: "She said she had only had a day to read the bill." "Of all the frontrunners, she is the only one who voted for Brexit and campaigned passionately for it from the get-go." Speaking to Julia Hartley-Brewer, the ex-CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association said: "To be honest, I'm quite surprised she is where she is in this race.

Former Brexit minister suggests Badnoch will be given 'a serious job in a Truss administration'

Penny will always fight for Brexit and always has“ She is looking forward to the debates this weekend. Lord Frost’s comments came just hours after he launched a stinging attack on Penny Mordaunt, a former defence secretary who has rapidly emerged as a frontrunner in the contest. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “For some unknown reason David Frost perpetually thinks we give a flying xxxx what he thinks. “It is now time for pragmatism.

The former Brexit minister wrote 'it is now time for pragmatism. I urge Kemi to stand down in return for a serious job in a Truss administration.

She came out in support of Ms Truss, describing the Foreign Secretary as the “best person to unleash the opportunities of Brexit” and deliver tax cuts, as the right of the party seeks to rally round a single candidate. “It is now time for pragmatism. Mr Sunak, the former chancellor, came out on top of Thursday’s voting, and in second was Ms Mordaunt, who was bearing the brunt of the attacks from rival camps as she gained the most momentum.

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And some in the Commons feel discomfort at a peer in the Lords making pronouncements about their colleagues. After Mordaunt bagged second yesterday with 83 votes, there's now increasing concern among some right-wing Tories that a candidate from their wing of the party won't make it to the last two. After Mark Francois messaged the ERG WhatsApp group to back Truss, he faced a backlash from other members. With more than 100 backers, Sunak looks set to make it to the membership: the question is who will face him? I urge Kemi to stand down in return for a serious job in a Truss administration.' It comes after Mark Francois wrote to all members of the European Research Group, urging them to support the Foreign Secretary, and Suella Braverman backed Truss after losing in the second round. Ahead of tonight's Channel 4 debate there's much excited chatter about who will survive the final rounds of MPs' voting and be presented to the final two.

Lord Frost has urged Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch to step aside for Liz Truss as the European Research Group (ERG) instructed its MPs to vote for ...

Rishi Sunak, who remains the frontrunner, said he was "incredibly grateful" for the support of Tory MPs. It came as the paper reported the 60-strong ERG was told by its chairman Mark Francois on Thursday night to vote for Ms Truss in the next ballot. Writing in the Telegraph, Lord Frost said both candidates had "set out convincing programmes" but that Mr Truss was in the lead both in terms of votes and her "depth of experience, her energy and ideas".

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They include Suella and Kemi but the tragedy is these people aren’t getting through.” “For some unknown reason David Frost perpetually thinks we give a flying xxxx what he thinks. “It is now time for pragmatism.

KEMI BADENOCH has been called on by Lord David Frost to step down from the Conservative leadership election.

She deserves to be our next Prime Minister.” He also said he cannot support the Attorney General’s leadership bid as she has not been in Cabinet and therefore “has not been tested at the highest level”. Writing for the Telegraph, Lord Frost has said that this leadership contest is for “the future of Brexit”.

Penny Mordaunt has accused her rival candidates of trying to stop her reaching the membership ballot because they fear her the most.

They blame Rishi. They think he was planning this for months." Penny Mordaunt is a candidate of impeccable integrity, a tried and tested winner. I know all of this to be true. " "He's been very upfront throughout this entire situation. And Westminster is tying itself in knots over it." "I care about my colleagues. Asked if trans women can be legally women, she said: "Legally but not biologically. I was raising, for example, the issue of trans people competing against women in sport many years ago." And I mean, people should look at my record on this. The former equalities minister said that to unite the party and the country, the "most important thing" is to "stop calling ourselves Leavers and Remainers". She said that she has not made commitments on what levels of taxation she would have under her leadership, as the contest is "not the right place to do it".