Senior Tories vow to cut taxes after rallying cry from Jacob Rees-Mogg Chancellor Rishi Sunak said it was his ‘priority’ to slash taxes, having raised the tax burden to its highest level in 70 years. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg criticised for calling Partygate row 'trivial fluff' "How cheaply & cynically & low can you stoop" Bristol Post · Mar 18, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg slapped down for dismissing Partygate allegations as ‘fluff’ Accusations of lockdown breaches ‘should be taken seriously’, party chair Oliver Dowden says The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022
Rees-Mogg dismisses ‘partygate’ row as trivial ‘fluff’ But Tory chairman Oliver Dowden said any suggestion politicians had breached the rules needed to be ‘taken seriously’. The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Ukraine war has allowed Tories to 'get away' from Partygate Tory Cabinet Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg said No10 staff and top Tories enjoying parties while the rest of the country was in lockdown was "fundamentally trivial" Daily Mirror · Mar 18, 2022
Ukraine crisis provides opportunity for Conservatives to roll back ‘wokery’, says Jacob Rees-Mogg ‘New seriousness’ exposes Partygate scandal as trivial ‘fluff’, minister tells Tory conference The Independent UK · Mar 18, 2022
‘Not the future we should be going for’: the reopening of Wales’s Aberpergwm coalmine Jacob Rees-Mogg’s call to once more dig for coal at the colliery has been granted and many fear it will hamper tourism as well as damage the environment The Guardian - UK · Mar 18, 2022
‘Admission of corruption’: Jacob Rees-Mogg mocked after claim about Russian money backfires Cabinet minister’s evidence apparently shows UK ‘sheltering more dirty money from Russia than anyone else’ The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022
Dear Jacob Rees-Mogg, let me help you conjure up some Brexit opportunities As our worsening predicament becomes clear, you need people who will tell it as it is – you’re clearly struggling to find them, says former Conservative deputy PM Michael Heseltine The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2022
Your Brexit questions answered: From Dover delays to trade deals From the New Zealand trade deal to Jacob Rees-Mogg, Adam Forrest answers your Brexit questions The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
The Tories’ Whitehall farce has left Britain running on empty Jacob Rees-Mogg’s ideological war on the civil service makes no sense, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg's firm has links to Russian billionaire sanctioned by Boris Johnson Gennady Timchenko, the boss of energy and transport giant Volga Group, was in the first wave of Russians targeted by the Boris Johnson as Vladimir Putin began the invasion of Ukraine Daily Mirror · Feb 26, 2022
Jacob Rees-Mogg opposes fur and foie gras ban as it 'limits personal choice' The government was planning to ban imports of fur and foie gras and the measures were due to be included in the forthcoming Animals Abroad Bill. However, several cabinet ministers opposed the proposals Daily Mirror · Feb 22, 2022
Cabinet ministers row as No 10 set to ditch plan to ban fur and foie gras Public ‘strongly in favour’ of ban, says Zac Goldsmith in apparent rift with Jacob Rees-Mogg The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Cabinet split over plans to force UK firms to put goods through costly post-Brexit tests Jacob Rees-Mogg raises business hopes by saying there is ‘no point’ to tests – but is slapped down by No 10
The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg says senior civil servants should not endorse Black Lives Matter Brexit minister says officials should only show support for state-backed occasions like the Queen’s jubilee
Wales Online · Feb 22, 2022 Top civil servants should not show support for Black Lives Matter, says Jacob Rees-Mogg He said they should be 'completely apolitical'
Daily Mirror · Feb 20, 2022 Costly Parliament repairs 'paused' for another six months - and could be axed completely Sources fear the crumbling Palace of Westminster could become another Notre Dame if decisions are not taken soon
Wales Online · Feb 20, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg wants to cull 45,000 civil service jobs in bid to cut red tape 'Every person working for the civil service has to be paid for by taxpayers'
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2022 Government set to ditch promised animal welfare ban on fur imports and foie gras Jacob Rees-Mogg among ministers said to be opposed to the anti-cruelty policies
The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2022 The Guardian view on Jacob Rees-Mogg: opportunities to do damage Editorial: The ardent leaver’s deregulatory instinct in his new ministerial job will be to cut safeguards and regulations
The Independent UK · Feb 17, 2022 Jacob Rees-Mogg dismisses mounting evidence Brexit is damaging trade Tory minister says evidence is ‘few and far between’ despite new figures showing sharp drop
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2022 Brexit benefits: What are the opportunities Keir Starmer and Jacob Rees-Mogg are talking about? Here are the main Brexit benefits and opportunities, and whether they are real
Daily Record · Feb 13, 2022 Is Boris Johnson running a kakistocracy government where blind loyalty is key? Sunday Mail columnist John Niven says we should take a closer look at some of the UK Government ministers in place and their qualifications.
Daily Mirror · Feb 11, 2022 'Jacob Rees-Mogg is proof the Tories will always be the Anti-Levelling Up party' "You’re getting clobbered by our tax rises folks, but a multi-millionaire with a Grade II-listed London home, whose wife’s ancestral pile, the 365-room Wentworth Woodhouse, is the UK’s largest private house, is getting a whopping pay rise"