Opinion polls have the Commons leader being toppled in the general election, but voters in her constituency tell a different story

Torygeddon is coming, if the opinion polls are to be believed. Two last week added to the pile of surveys suggesting that a general election held now would see cabinet ministers toppling like Portillos. Those at risk, according to YouGov and Survation, include Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, perhaps best known for holding a sword during the coronation and apparently (although friends deny it) manoeuvring for the leadership of a post-Rishi Sunak Conservative party.

But on Friday afternoon in her Portsmouth North constituency, it was easy to find solidly Conservative voters, and there was little enthusiasm for Labour.

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