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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Politics
Ashley Cowburn

Jacob Rees-Mogg compares Rishi Sunak to notorious 'Borgia' family known for treachery

Ex-Tory Cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused Rishi Sunak of behaving like the Borgias - a notorious Italian family known for treachery.

The remark came as the Prime Minister faced anger from Tory MPs for a humiliating U-turn on a leadership pledge to scrap thousands of EU-era laws by the end of 2023.

Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch announced last night around 600 laws would be revoked - rather than the 4,000 pledged - insisting it is "about more than a race to a deadline".

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