‘Pompey’ Penny Mordaunt is at risk, but there’s little love for Labour either on Portsmouth North seat

Portsmouth is a city of two halves, the south held by Labour, while Penny Mordaunt had a big majority is Portsmouth North. Photograph: Steve Allen/Alamy

Torygeddon is coming, if the opinion polls are to be believed. Two last week added to the pile of surveys suggesting that a general election held now would see cabinet ministers toppling like Portillos. Those at risk, according to YouGov and Survation, include Michael Gove, Jeremy Hunt and Commons leader Penny Mordaunt, perhaps best known for holding a sword during the coronation and apparently (although friends deny it) manoeuvring for the leadership of a post-Rishi Sunak Conservative party.

But on Friday afternoon in her Portsmouth North constituency, it was easy to find solidly Conservative voters, and there was little enthusiasm for Labour.