Brexiteer Penny Mordaunt says she would never allow indyref2

Penny Mordaunt is one of the favourites to replace Boris Johnson but has said the issue of Scottish independence is "settled"

TORY leadership candidate Penny Mordaunt has said the question of Scottish independence is "settled" and she would never allow another vote "under any circumstances".

The trade minister was grilled on the BBC Sunday Morning show as she aims to see off her four rivals Rishi Sunak, Liz Truss, Kemi Badenoch, and Tom Tugendhat, and secure the keys to number 10.