Jacob Rees-Mogg

Ofcom investigates GB News after 7,300 complaints over Laurence Fox’s sexist rant against Ava Evans as suspended host says he should have ‘dialled down the bar room banter’ and is now expecting the ‘chop’

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Ofcom investigates GB News after 7,300 complaints over Laurence Fox’s sexist rant against Ava Evans as suspended host says he should have ‘dialled down the bar room banter’ and is now expecting the ‘chop’

Media watchdog Ofcom has launched a probe into GB News over Laurence Fox‘s sexist rant after receiving around 7,300 complaints. Fox was suspended on Wednesday after being slammed for saying ‘Who would want to sh*g that?’ in a series of sexist comments about a female political journalist, Ava Evans. Ofcom was hit with a barrage of … Read more

Arise Sir Jacob! Ex-Cabinet minister Rees-Mogg is joined by three of his six children as he formally receives his knighthood at Windsor Castle

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Arise Sir Jacob! Ex-Cabinet minister Rees-Mogg is joined by three of his six children as he formally receives his knighthood at Windsor Castle

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg today formally received his knighthood as the ex-Cabinet minister attended an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. The former business secretary, who served at the top level of Liz Truss‘s and Boris Johnson‘s governments, was made a Knight Bachelor of the British Empire by Princess Anne. The North East Somerset MP was joined at … Read more

Moment Keir Starmer is caught on camera saying Labour ‘don’t want to diverge’ from EU rules at centre-left summit amid claims he wants to ‘reverse Brexit by stealth’ if he wins power

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Moment Keir Starmer is caught on camera saying Labour ‘don’t want to diverge’ from EU rules at centre-left summit amid claims he wants to ‘reverse Brexit by stealth’ if he wins power

Sir Keir Starmer was today accused of trying to reverse Brexit ‘by stealth’ after footage emerged of him admitting Labour ‘don’t want to diverge’ from EU rules. The Labour leader, speaking at a conference of centre-left leaders, suggested his party do not want to ‘do different things’ from EU countries if they win power. Sir … Read more

Former Prime Minister warns No10 he’s ‘not done yet’ after his resignation

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Former Prime Minister warns No10 he’s ‘not done yet’ after his resignation

Rishi Sunak has been told he will trigger ‘civil war’ in the Tory Party if he prevents Boris Johnson from making a political comeback. Mr Johnson yesterday sent a clear message to Downing Street, telling friends: ‘I’m not done yet’ following his shock resignation as an MP on Friday. And former Cabinet Minister Sir Jacob … Read more

Ex PM Boris Johnson sees surge in support with six Cabinet ministers leading clamour for a comeback

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Support for a Boris Johnson comeback surged yesterday as six Cabinet ministers threw their weight behind the former prime minister. Writing in today’s Daily Mail, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said Mr Johnson was the ‘standout star’ to replace Liz Truss after she resigned. It came after Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said yesterday he was also … Read more

MPs’ summer holidays could be extended to refurbish the Palace of Westminster

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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

Houses of Parliament restoration: Commons chiefs withhold funding amid row over possible £20BN plans

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Commons chiefs are threatening to ‘pull the plug’ on the Parliamentary restoration body amid warnings its plans could cost £20billion.  It is understood that the ruling Commons commission refused to sign off on two years of funding for the programme at a recent meeting – instead merely approving £155million for this year. Senior sources told … Read more

Covid countdown to a YEAR of lockdown: On this day in 2020 friends partied at Cheltenham

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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

Countdown to a YEAR of lockdown: On this day in 2020 friends partied at Cheltenham

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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

House of Commons ‘could go on tour to Scotland’ to boost the Union

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House of Commons ‘could go on tour to Scotland’ as part of Boris Johnson’s plans to boost the Union and see off Nicola Sturgeon’s independence push as PM ‘prepares to categorically rule out a second referendum on splitting up the UK’ Ministers considering plan to relocate Commons two weeks every September Would see the Commons … Read more