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Nicholas Cecil

Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg mocked in the Commons for acting like an ‘overgrown prefect’

Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has been derided in the Commons on Wednesday for acting like an “overgrown prefect”.

Sir Keir Starmer tore into Mr Rees-Mogg, who has been dubbed the “Honourable Member for the 18th century”, after he put notes on the desks of civil servants believed to be working from home rather than being in the office.

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