Penny is the leader we are crying out for to put British values first

'She will take a fearless approach to keeping our borders secure'

- Michelle Donelan

AS A history graduate, I have always been fascinated studying the toughest times in our country's past.

Economic woes, war in Europe, political instability... we have faced it all.

But what captures my imagination is not the crises themselves but the way that our country - under the right leader faces them down and ultimately becomes stronger.

When we have a leader who puts the British values first, who believes that the state should be a servant, who wants to keep taxes low and spend responsibly, who is a conviction politician who is not guided by the media but instead by the national interest, then I believe that there is no challenge we cannot overcome.

Having watched her both in Government and in this - leadership race, I have no hesitation in saying that Penny Mordaunt is that leader.