Former Brexit minister Jacob Rees-Mogg loses North East Somerset seat to Labour The former minister for Brexit opportunities was first elected to the seat in 2010 The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Tory infighting begins as Rishi Sunak leads party to record-breaking defeat Jacob Rees-Mogg, Grant Shapps and Suella Braverman are among senior Tories with scathing assessments of party leadership The Independent UK · Jul 5, 2024
Tories reeling from ‘catastrophic’ election poll forecast Conservatives predicted to lose more than 200 seats in worst election result since party’s founding The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
Rees-Mogg tells young Tories he wants to ‘build a wall in the English Channel’ Ex-cabinet minister reiterates backing for Donald Trump and claims ‘Biden doesn’t like Britain’ in leaked recording The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg tells young Tories party has ‘lost its way’ Exclusive: Leaked recording of ex-minister lays bare despondency at high levels of Conservative party The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2024
Families bemused as Jacob Rees-Mogg walks in on children’s church ceremony Jacob Rees-Mogg had permission for filming at a holy communion ceremony – but parishioners were not expecting it The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024
Is this the end for Jacob Rees-Mogg? ‘I don’t know anyone my age who’s voting for him’ Polls suggest the divisive Tory’s 14-year stint as MP for North East Somerset may be coming to a close – but his mother still backs him The Guardian - UK · Jun 29, 2024
My Lady Jane on Prime Video: behind the scenes of this year's most bonkers TV show There’s rampant swearing, nobles turning into horses and feminism in spades Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2024
Woke capitalism is not to be sneered at. Gen Z is a mighty force for change Young people don’t want prospective employers to merely pay lip service to their liberal social values The Guardian - UK · Jun 23, 2024
General Election 2024: Who will win Somerset showdown as Jacob Rees-Mogg fights to avoid defeat by Labour? Evening Standard analysis of key seats to watch in London and beyond for the July 4 General Election Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2024
Boris, a Jaguar XJL and a Greggs: on the campaign trail with Jacob Rees-Mogg Despite current polling, Alex Ross encounters Tory Brexiteer Jacob Rees-Mogg in jovial mood as he knocks on doors for support ahead of 4 July The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
Jacob Rees-Mogg says Reform UK has ‘stolen all his best policies’ as he jokes about party’s manifesto Exclusive: Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg praised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage, but described some of its representatives as “nutty candidates who like Hitler” The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
Calls for Covid fine amnesty by senior Tories to ‘wipe slate clean’ for nearly 30,000 prosecuted Nearly 30,00 people received fines for breaches of Covid rules, including those caught up in the Partygate scandal, such as Rishi Sunak and Boris Johnson The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
‘Whispering in his ear’: how Holly Valance became a cheerleader for the radical right Former pop star is credited with encouraging Nigel Farage to stand for MP and has helped raised millions for Trump The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024 It’s the Sunak syndrome: you’re richer than the king but only ‘pass’ at being posh. That’s the class system for you Like the characters in Ripley and Saltburn, the perfectly well-to-do PM longs to be even better-to-do, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
The Independent UK · Jun 3, 2024 Donald Trump thanks Boris Johnson for defending him after hush money conviction The former president, who last week became the first to be convicted of felony crimes, shared a column by the ex-prime minister calling the trial ‘a machine-gun mob-style hit-job on Trump’
The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024 Lib Dems vow to abolish use of voter ID at polling stations Party says policy is costly, unnecessary and part of a Tory war on the younger generation
The Independent UK · May 31, 2024 Keir Starmer promises to work with Donald Trump if both men are elected The Labour leader described Mr Trump’s guilty verdict as an ‘unprecedented situation’, but said he will ‘work with whoever is elected president’
Evening Standard · May 24, 2024 The Tory MPs whose seats are at risk this general election A number of top Conservatives could be at risk this general election
The Independent UK · May 23, 2024 Ten top Tories at risk of losing seats at the general election Voters to choose new prime minister and MPs, with a host of top Conservatives at risk of being ejected from Commons
The Guardian - UK · May 13, 2024 Jacob Rees-Mogg accuses Bank of England of ‘miserable incompetence’ over inflation MP criticises policies on interest rates and bond-selling as Tory rightwingers call for review of Bank’s independence
The Guardian - UK · Apr 28, 2024 Jacob Rees-Mogg is just posing as a GB News anchor, but Ofcom doesn’t care if we’re confused Thanks to the watchdog’s liberal pre-election advice, drawling condescension will pass as impartiality
The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2024 Jacob Rees-Mogg says university protests against him were ‘legitimate, if noisy’ Cross-party MPs criticise protesters who waved Palestinian flags and shouted at former Tory minister who was flanked by security
The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2024 Nigel Farage can host GB News show during election, says Ofcom Media regulator says no clear consensus among British public to ban politicians presenting on news channels
The Guardian - UK · Apr 21, 2024 Labour metro mayors liken ID photo rules to US ‘voter suppression tactics’ Mayors say ‘cynical’ changes to ID requirements risk disenfranchising thousands of voters at local elections