MPs’ summer holidays could be two weeks longer so refurbishment team can repair the Palace of Westminster Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg is responsible for tabling motions It is unlikely Government will be won over by the idea to extend summer holiday More time is needed for refurbishment team to carry out repairs on building By … Read more
A year ago today, the full impact of the coronavirus pandemic had yet to fully hit home with Britons. While more than 3,000 had died in China by March 12, 2020, there had been just ten deaths in the UK. Blissfully unaware of the scale of the carnage to come, tens of thousands flocked to … Read more
Lockdown seems to have lasted a lifetime, and the days of packing into a pub, train carriage, shop or theatre seem but a distant memory. Yet it was only a year ago that coronavirus really began to register on the public’s radar as deaths reached double figures. On March 12, 2020, there had only been … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg quotes God Save The Queen in full in House of Commons as he backs the monarch in Meghan row – while Boris still remains silent Jacob Rees-Moog recited the national anthem in the House of Commons today The Leader of the House spoke the anthem to voice his support for the Queen Followed … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a staunch defence of the Queen and denied that Harry and Meghan’s dramatic interview has damaged the monarchy. The Commons leader waded into the row over the bombshell move from the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, insisting ‘sensible’ people still support the Royal Family regardless of what ‘chat show hosts in … Read more
Boris Johnson is ‘bailing out’ Nicola Sturgeon’s stuttering vaccination programme in Scotland by deploying more military personnel to speed it up, a minister said today. Jacob Rees-Mogg made the claim as he batted away SNP demands for more money for Scotland, to be used by politicians there. British Army medics began helping administer jabs in the country … Read more
By SOPHIE LAW FOR MAILONLINE Attorney General Suella Braverman, the daughter of immigrant parents who built a new life in Britain, enjoyed a meteoric rise to the Cabinet at the age of just 39. Her elevation to Cabinet level as the Prime minister’s most senior legal advisor was a surprise choice to replace Geoffrey Cox … Read more
A Government minister claimed fish in UK waters are ‘better and happier’ since Brexit took place – amid growing fury at red tape costing the seafood industry millions. Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg made the claim in the Commons today after days of claims that exporters have been hit by a ‘perfect storm’ of bureaucracy, IT problems … Read more
Christmas break for MPs is to be extended by almost a week – after they worked for one extra day to vote on the Brexit trade deal Commons Leader Jacob Rees-Mogg set to announce delay to parliament return The Christmas break for MPs is to be extended by six days until January 11 MPs will … Read more
Labour MP Zarah Sultana has branded Jacob Rees-Mogg a ‘Scrooge’ and sent the Commons leader a signed copy of the classic novel A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. The Tory politician accused the UN humanitarian agency of trying to score ‘cheap political points’ last week after it backed a programme to help feed hungry children … Read more