Jacob Rees-Mogg

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Former Conservative minister Jacob Rees-Mogg says Angela Rayner's has a right to call Tories 'scum' (Picture: Leon Neal)

Rees-Mogg's defence of Rayner's Tory 'scum' remark misses the point Scotsman comment

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Rees-Mogg opens up at Fringe on election plans and his son's 'hate mail'

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Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks at the launch of the 'Popular Conservatives' movement in London. Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Ofcom rules three Tory MPs broke broadcasting rules on GB News

Jacob Rees-Mogg's call to ditch net-zero climate targets and bring back coal would be a profound mistake (Picture: Carl Court/PA)

Net-zero task is daunting but a return to coal is no answer

SNP minister Angus Robertson has said intergovernmental relations with his UK counterparts have got worse since Brexit. Picture: PA

Angus Robertson claims UK ministers ‘not interested’ in good relations

Former prime minister Liz Truss following the launch of the Popular Conservatism movement at the Emmanuel Centre in central London.

Popular Conservatives: Who are the new Tory group launched by Liz Truss?

US President Joe Biden has described Maga Trumpism as 'semi-fascist' (Picture: Scott Olson/Getty Images)

As Tories move towards far-right, it's time to talk about fascism

Rishi Sunak is under fire over new migration figures.

Tories pile pressure on Rishi Sunak as net migration hits new record

Analysis David Cameron's surprise appointment is a gamble that could backfire

Sunak's anti-democratic voter ID rule should be scrapped as soon as possible Scotsman comment

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Nothing to sneer at in Ross calling out discredited PM – Brian Wilson

Michael Gove faced questions over the UK Government's energy commitments.

MPs warn against climate change U-turns

Partygate probe: Nadine Dorries and Jacob Rees-Mogg named in privileges committee special report

Privileges committee publishes damning report on Conservative MPs

Boris Johnson allies ran campaign to undermine privileges committee, report says

UK should scrap photo ID requirement for elections forthwith Scotsman comment

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a speech outside 10 Downing Street while in office. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Boris Johnson hands honours to close allies Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel

Hibs suffered their own 7-0 disaster against Malmo.

Aidan Smith: Call Farage, we need another Brexit to get our clubs out of Europe

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks at the National Conservatism Conference in London (Picture: Leon Neal/Getty Images)

‘National Conservatism’ will play its part in Tories’ downfall – Euan McColm

Ideological fools like Jacob Rees-Mogg should be ignored (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Sunak must focus on economy and ignore hardline Brexiteers – Scotsman comment

Jacob Rees-Mogg brands junior doctors ‘irresponsible’ for strike on GB News - current pay is ‘perfectly fair’

Jacob Rees-Mogg brands junior doctors strike ‘irresponsible’

Rishi Sunak has ditched plans to ditch thousands of retained EU laws by the end of the year.

UK Government retreats from plan to ditch EU laws this year

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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s stunning family home on sale for £2.75 million

Boris Johnson lost support among Tory MPs after his appearance.

Analysis: Boris Johnson makes a bad situation worse and his supporters know it

Conservative deputy chairman Lee Anderson has revealed he will be paid £100,000 a year for hosting a show on GB News.

Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson to earn £100,000 for presenting GB News show

Religious faith can inspire conviction politicians (Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images)

‘Church of the Latter Day Woke’ is more worrying than believers like Kate Forbes

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with Ursula von der Leyen during the Cop27 summit at Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt.

Rishi Sunak appears to be on the verge of agreeing a Brexit deal aimed at easing trade friction in Northern Ireland as he enters into “final talks” with the European Union.

Sunak set ‘final talks’ with EU on Northern Ireland protocol

Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg thinks people should not be too 'snowflakey' about bullying allegations against Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Rees-Mogg's warning against 'snowflakey' attitudes to bullying seems out of date

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt gives a television interview the morning after his autumn statement, outside the BBC studios in central London. Picture: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

Hunt’s higher taxes could be here to stay for ‘several decades’

Former Prime Minister Liz Truss's mini-budget almost broke the UK financially, according to the Bank of England.

UK 'hours from potential financial meltdown after Liz Truss mini-budget'

A leading financial organisation has warned against bringing Boris Johnson back as prime minister.

Boris Johnson as PM would mean markets “chaos”, warns finance group

Rishi Sunak outside his home in London, following the resignation of Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak officially enters the race to become the next Prime Minister

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives at Gatwick Airport in London, after travelling on a flight from the Caribbean

Boris Johnson will stand in Tory leadership race, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

Rishi Sunak outside his home in London on Saturday morning. He is believed to have become the first Conservative leadership candidate to secure the backing of 100 MPs, shoring up sufficient support to be on the ballot for Monday's vote. Beresford Hodge/PA Wire

Rishi Sunak 'secures backing of 100 MPs' as Boris flies home from Caribbean

Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said he has asked the Serjeant at Arms and other officials to investigate allegations made about incidents in the Commons on Wednesday night.

Speaker launches inquiry into claims senior Tories bullied MPs in Commons vote

Liz Truss at PMQs

Liz Truss rules out public spending cuts

The Bank of England in the city of London. The latest data means the economy is on track to contract overall in the third quarter

UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in August as recession risk rises

The UK Government is offering more licences to look for oil and gas in the North Sea (Picture: Andy Buchanan/WPA pool/Getty Images)

North Sea oil and gas licensing should not be battle of extremes – Brian Wilson

Liz Truss does not appear to have learned from the crisis created by her Chancellor's 'mini-budget' (Picture: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

What time is Liz Truss’ speech at the Conservative Party Conference?

Nadine Dorries backed Liz Truss but has now called for a general election.

Nadine Dorries calls on Liz Truss to hold general election
Nadine Dorries has called on Liz Truss to hold general election if she wants a “mandate” for her new policies.

Jacob Rees-Mogg ) looks at a photographer as he arrives to attend the opening day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham

Anger as Rees-Mogg’s former business partner made a peer and government minister

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg took a dig at the situation in Edinburgh.

Jacob Rees-Mogg criticises Edinburgh City Council over rubbish on streets

The UK government has announced it will support new drilling licences for North Sea oil and gas and lift the moratorium on fracking in England. Picture: Peter Summers/Getty Images

Threat of court action over UK’s 'climate-destroying' oil and gas plans

Prime Minister Liz Truss addresses the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Picture: Adam Gray/SWNS

Truss defends UK Government decision to lift moratorium on fracking

Picture: John Devlin

Scottish councils 'facing increased energy costs of around £100m'

Prime Minister Liz Truss speaks to journalists at the Empire State Building in New York.

Liz Truss admits her tax cuts will disproportionately benefit the rich

Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg leaving 10 Downing Street, London, following the first Cabinet meeting with the new Prime Minister Liz Truss.

Analysis: Why climate campaigners are worried on Rees-Mogg as business secretary

Public EV charging hits £1 per kWh as Osprey hikes prices by 50%

While serving as the Prince of Wales, King Charles III made a stirring speech at last year's COP26 climate change summit (Picture: Yves Herman/WPA pool/Getty Images)

Climate change can be defining issue of King Charles’s reign – Martyn McLaughlin

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross responds to First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's statement on the Programme for Government in the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood,

North Sea jobs should be prioritised over net zero targets, says Douglas Ross

Liz Truss will be the third female prime minster of the United Kingdom (Getty Images)

Liz Truss: who might make new prime minister’s cabinet?

Labour MP Jess Phillips. Picture: PA

Jess Phillips: Civil servants are being 'treated like s***' by Tory ministers

Boris Johnson and Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross: Boris Johnson used 'rude' words when I called for him to resign

John Swinney names Liz Truss' comments on Nicola Sturgeon 'obnoxious' after the Tory PM hopeful said the First Minister is an 'attention seeker' who is best ignored (Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images).

Ally of Liz Truss hits out at 'moaning' Nicola Sturgeon

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