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Jacob Rees-Mogg is self-isolating after one of his six children started showing coronavirus symptoms. The Leader of the House of Commons is remaining at home while waiting for the results of a Covid-19 test. One of his children – Peter, 12, Mary, 11, Thomas, ten, Anselm, eight, Alfred, four and Sixtus, three – started exhibiting coronavirus … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg is self-isolating at home after one of his children started showing coronavirus symptoms Leader of the House of Commons is self isolating while waiting for the test result Children are: Peter, 12, Mary, 11, Thomas, 10, Anselm, 8, Alfred, 4 and Sixtus, 3 Oldest 5 had their first day back at £18,000-a-year school … Read more
‘Let’s hope the BBC will recognise the virtues of Britannia in this land of hope and glory!’ Moment Jacob Rees-Mogg plays a snippet of famous anthem in Commons to celebrate Proms U-turn Conservative Leader of the House played the anthem as MPs burst into laughter Speaker Lindsay Hoyle joked, ‘How dare he’ before Mr Rees-Mogg … Read more
Labour MP call Jacob Rees Mogg a ‘s***bag racist w******’ and a ‘fat old racist’ after the Tory MP said Brits should not be ‘enslaved to political correctness’ in BBC Proms row Neil Coyle sent the bizarre post late last night in a response to Mr Rees-Mogg He also replied to Nigel Farage saying only … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg turned heads as he tucked into an ice cream while walking along a harbourside in Weymouth today. The Conservative MP for East Somerset was dressed in a sharp double-breasted suit as he visited the town and was joined by the similarly-dapper MP for South Dorset, Richard Drax. They visited several businesses, including a … Read more
A Georgian country mansion that was the childhood home of MP Jacob Rees-Mogg before being turned into a hotel has gone on the market for £9.5million. Ston Easton Park is a stunning Grade I listed property with Grade II listed gardens designed by 18th century landscape gardener Humphry Repton. Rees-Mogg’s father and former-editor of The Times … Read more
The government dramatically saw off a revolt over ditching the virtual Commons tonight after hundreds of MPs conducted a chaotic mile-long ‘conga’ through Parliament to vote. Amid extraordinary scenes, Speaker Lindsay Hoyle urged politicians to ‘keep coming’ and berated them for dawdling as they trotted around the estate and filed through a series of pens … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells MPs they MUST return to the House of Commons as they prepare to head on yet another 11-day break Commons Leader said ‘hybrid’ arrangements must come to an end on June 2 Means MPs will no longer be able to use Zoom to remotely take part in debates They will instead have … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg today called for all MPs to physically return to the House of Commons in June as he said they cannot ‘hide away’ because of coronavirus. The Commons is currently using a ‘hybrid’ set up which allows 50 MPs to attend proceedings in the chamber while up to 120 can take part remotely using … Read more
Get back to work! Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg tells MPs to ‘set an example’ to the public by returning to Westminster within weeks Temporary arrangements have seen MPs join in debates via webcam Mr Rees-Mogg doesn’t want the measures extended beyond the Whitsun recess He said the system ‘restricts our ability to conduct effective scrutiny’ … Read more