Britain appoints Penny Mordaunt as new defence

Britain appoints Penny Mordaunt as new defence secretary

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Britain appoints Penny Mordaunt as new defence secretary

Britain's government said on Wednesday Penny Mordaunt had been named defence secretary to replace Gavin Williamson, who was sacked over the leak of information about Chinese telecoms company Huawei.

Mordaunt was previously the minister for international development.

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