Claim: Penny Mordaunt MP was pictured at an event wearing a submariners badge she is not qualified to wear.
Fact-check: Penny Mordaunt was given special permission to wear submariners badge in 2019 - Full Fact
Verdict: the royal navy says it would be inappropriate for a non-submariner to wear submariner's insignia on a naval uniform. however, ms mordaunt was presented with the insignia by the royal navy, and was given explicit permission to wear it on civilian clothes during the event at which she's pictured.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Hannah Smith
Date published: 2022-11-01T00:00:00