Paralympian Jonnie Peacock asks to be removed from Penny Mordaunt campaign video

English sprinter Jonnie Peacock edited out of promotional content, along with footage of Oscar Pistorius, after complaint

The Paralympic athlete Jonnie Peacock is among several public figures who have asked to be removed from the promotional video released by the Conservative MP Penny Mordaunt as she launched her party leadership bid.

On Sunday morning, Mordaunt, the MP for Portsmouth North, posted the video on her Twitter account with the caption Our leadership has to change. It needs to become a little less about the leader and a lot more about the ship."