The Latest Breaking News from Jacob ReesMogg

The government’s war on the civil service may be paused, but we’re ready for the new leader

As seen over the weaponisation of ‘diversity training’, staff are being pushed into abandoning their impartiality

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

Liz Truss and Rehman Chishti join race to be next PM – UK politics as it happened

Foreign secretary and newly-appointed Foreign Office minister reveal bids to replace Boris Johnson as Tory leader

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

After the coup, the contest that will expose faultlines in a fractured Conservative party

Rishi Sunak, the ex neighbour from No 11, is off to a strong start … but bad blood seems likely, whoever moves in at No 10

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2022

The Convict’s resignation honours list – a sneak peek

Boris Johnson is preparing to decorate those without whom none of the last three years would have been possible

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2022

Stephen Merchant 'throws hat in the ring' to play Jacob Rees-Mogg

One person said the actor was 'born to play this role'

Bristol Post · Jul 7, 2022

Jacob Rees-Mogg's comment to MP at Johnson's resignation speech revealed by lip reader

When Boris Johnson appeared outside Number 10 for his resignation speech after 59 MPs resigned, Jacob Rees-Mogg was seen in conversation with another MP - and a lip reader has revealed what he believes was said

Daily Mirror · Jul 7, 2022

French press delight as Boris Johnson flounders and fulminates

While the French daily newspapers continue to sift through the debris in the wake of the announcement of the second Elisabeth Borne cabinet, there is a sense of blessed relief as the same papers report on the intestinal disorders of London's ruling Conservatives.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 6, 2022

Boris Johnson bids to save premiership after Cabinet resignations

Rishi Sunak quit as chancellor on Tuesday, alongside Sajid Javid who resigned as health secretary.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Johnson remains unflappable, says Jacob Rees-Mogg

He played down the scale of the crisis within the party, suggesting that ‘losing chancellors is something that happens’.

The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2022

Portsmouth’s £25m border post stands empty after minister’s imports U-turn

At least £450m of taxpayers’ money has been spent on facilities to handle post-Brexit checks, now delayed

The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022