Jacob Rees-Mogg warns BBC of ‘damage’ to reputation for impartiality from hiring left-wingers

Jacob Rees-Mogg warns the BBC it is doing its reputation for impartiality ‘a lot of damage’ by hiring left-wingers amid political row over plan to appoint ex-HuffPost editor Jess Brammar to a senior news role Rees-Mogg used a podcast to wade into a political row over the appointment  Ex-HuffPost UK editor and Newsnight reporter lined … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg tries his hand at the John Barnes ‘World in Motion’ rap

Toe-curling moment Jacob Rees-Mogg tries his hand at the John Barnes ‘World in Motion’ rap in the House of Commons as he joins ‘rejoicing’ at England’s semi-final victory (but throws in a quote from Roman poet Virgil) Football fever reached the House of Commons after England’s semi-final victory Jacob Rees-Mogg tried his hand at the … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg tries his hand at the John Barnes ‘World in Motion’ rap

Bizarre moment Jacob Rees-Mogg tries his hand at the John Barnes ‘World in Motion’ rap in the House of Commons as he joins ‘rejoicing’ at England’s semi-final victory (but throws in a quote from Roman poet Virgil) Football fever reached the House of Commons after England’s semi-final victory Jacob Rees-Mogg tried his hand at the … Read more

Ministers defend Boris Johnson over failure to sack Matt Hancock

Cabinet ministers rally to defend Boris Johnson over his failure to sack Matt Hancock as Jacob Rees-Mogg says loyalty is the PM’s ‘great strength’ and premiers ‘do better’ if they don’t respond ‘all the time’ to ‘political froth’ Priti Patel denied failing to sack Matt Hancock made Boris Johnson look ‘weak’ She said there had … Read more

Jacob Rees-Mogg: Matt Hancock should have declared relationship

‘If a minister appointed his wife as a non-exec you’d hope the Cabinet Office would know’: Jacob Rees-Mogg’s barb at Matt Hancock as he says he SHOULD have declared his relationship with his aide amid calls for appointment rules to change Jacob Rees-Mogg suggested Matt Hancock should have declared relationship Mr Hancock quit Cabinet after … Read more