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secretary who campaigned for brexit and whose pitch to be prime ministerfeels, for now at least, like it has some momentum. i think our party has lost its sense of self. if i can compare it to being in the glastonbury audience when paul mccartney was playing his set, we indulged all those new tunes, but what we really wanted was the good old stuff that we all knew the words to. low tax. small state. personal responsibility. what do you say to the vast majority of people listening to this this morning who have not come across you before and perhaps wonder whether you have it in you to be prime minister? i think that i am one of the best prepared candidates in this contest. i have served in a huge number of ministerial positions. i have also served in the private sector. i have worked in the public sector.
this is someone of formidable ability who has been thinking about the right thing to do for our economy. rishi is one of the most decent, straight people with the highest standards of integrity that i have ever met. earlier, the campaign launch of the trade minister penny mordaunt, who finished second in today's vote. another cramped and sweaty affair, with a spot of merchandise thrown in. cheering. the face that may not be familiar but soon might be... she's a former defence secretary who campaigned for brexit and whose pitch to be prime ministerfeels, for now at least, like it has some momentum. i think our party has lost its sense of self. if i can compare it to being in the glastonbury audience when paul mccartney was playing his set, we indulged all those new tunes, but what we really wanted was the good old stuff that we all knew the words to. low tax. applause. small state.
cannot run a government like that? i think the prime minister feels he think the prime ministerfeels he won the election and he has a mandate. that is true. very sadly, the trust of the public has been lost, he has lost trust from most of the parliamentary party. many of us feel let down. as you pointed out, i did vote for him in the no—confidence vote a weeks ago. i said to the whip that this was it, nothing is should happen. then we have had the latest scandal, we had been misled about that scandal in terms of what was known and why this individual was appointed. ijust individual was appointed. i just think individual was appointed. ijust think people thought enough was enough. the think people thought enough was enou:h. i , ., , enough. the prime minister of course is behind me — enough. the prime minister of course is behind me here _ enough. the prime minister of course is behind me here in _ enough. the prime minister of course is behind me here in downing - enough. the prime minister of course is behind me here in downing street. is behind me here in downing street this morning, presumably thinking about what happens next. we are told