Claim: Polling shows that Penny Mordaunt is the only Conservative leadership candidate capable of beating Labour's Keir Starmer.
Fact-check: Polling doesn't show Penny Mordaunt is the only Conservative leadership candidate who can beat Keir Starmer - Full Fact
Verdict: ms mordaunt hasn't explained which polls her claim was based on. while one early poll showed her rated highly in greater london compared to mr starmer and other conservative candidates, a second poll asking the same question had a different result. none of the other polling we've seen supports her claim.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Tony Thompson
Date published: 2022-07-19T00:00:00