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William Mata

Jacob Rees-Mogg compares abortions to ‘cult of death’ in Westminster debate

Conservative Party stalwart Jacob Rees-Mogg has made his views known of abortions

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Jacob Rees-Mogg has compared the UK’s abortion rights to a “cult of death” in a Westminster Hall debate on whether to strengthen womens’ rights constitutionally.

The senior Conservative has recently returned to the backbenches, having briefly served as business secretary under Liz Truss, and is now using his freedom to call out his party - with the Tories set to follow the US’s path in making abortions harder to access.

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