headline: Prime minister race: Penny Mordaunt says campaign isn't about Boris Johnson
text: PM contender Penny Mordaunt has said she is "very confident" about her progress in the contest to be party leader.
  Speaking to the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, she denied reports she had been in touch with Boris Johnson's camp potentially offering her support, in return for a job. Ms Mordaunt also said the contest isn't "about Boris Johnson".