Mordaunt received written death threat

Police are investigating after a letter was delivered to Penny Mordaunt, the former Tory leadership candidate, threatening to “shoot her in the head”.

The threat was sent to the constituency office of the Portsmouth North MP before she was voted out of the contest to be Tory leader. During her campaign, the trade minister had complained of opponents carrying out a “black ops” operation to scupper her chances. The Portsmouth News reported that the letter included threats to “shoot her in the head” and “kill her family”.