LONDON - Best-known for sporting a swimsuit on television and for her strident support for Brexit, Penny Mordaunt made her public debut on Friday as Britain's first female defence secretary.
Mordaunt was promoted from international development secretary on Wednesday after Gavin Williamson was summarily sacked as defence secretary following an inquiry into a leak from the government's National Security Council. Her father was a paratrooper, who reportedly named her after a World War II cruiser, HMS Penelope, and she also represents the naval city of Portsmouth.However, she drew criticism for repeatedly saying Turkey was about to join the EU and that Britain would not be able to veto the move - a claim dismissed as"completely wrong" by the then Prime Minister David Cameron and EU leaders.
Footage of Mordaunt hitting the water in a painful-looking belly flop has been widely shared on social media since her appointment.
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