Jonnie Peacock was seen winning the 100m sprint at the London 2012 Paralympics in the clip launching Ms Mordaunt’s bid when it was first published on Sunday morning. He was seen outdoing and later being congratulated by South African Paralympian Pistorius, who is currently in prison for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. Mr Peacock hit back at Ms Mordaunt’s bombshell clip – featuring rugby’s patriotic anthem World in Union – on Twitter. Oscar Pistorius is seen congratulating Jonnie Peacock in the original Penny Mordaunt clip (Penny Mordaunt/Twitter) “I officially request to be removed from this video…. Anything but blue please,” she wrote, adding a smiley emoji. Several social media users responded with clapping emojis and “well said.” Eyebrows were also raised over Pistorius being featured in the campaign’s initial clip, with many questioning on Twitter why the convicted murderer was included at all. Ms Mordaunt later released another version of the campaign video, which cut out the part showing both Paralympians. Oscar Pistorius (far left) could be seen battling Jonnie Peacock (far right) in Penny Mordaunt’s original campaign clip (Penny Mordaunt/Twitter) The international trade secretary entered the Tory leadership race on Sunday with the video, saying the position “needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship”. The Plymouth MP’s video also included Boris Johnson making the “Let’s Get Breakfast done” joke, as well as images of Margaret Thatcher and Winston Churchill. He has joined eight other candidates in the Tory leadership race, including former chancellor Rishi Sunak and ex-health secretary Sajid Javid, who both held government roles before dramatically stepping down last week. Ms Mordaunt has launched her bid for the Conservative (PA) leadership (PA Wire) Others include transport secretary Grant Shapps, chancellor Nadhim Zahawi, former health secretary Jeremy Hunt and foreign affairs committee chairman Tom Tugendhat. All are now making their case to be the next Tory leader after Johnson announced he would stand down last week amid a widespread Tory rebellion. Brexit, tax cuts and transgender rights are among the issues on which the hopefuls have set out their positions. Ms Mordaunt has been approached for comment.
