Jacob Rees-Mogg

“It just seems the common sense thing to do.” Leader of the House of Commons and high-profile Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has come under scrutiny for remarks made about the victims of the Grenfell fire. Dozens of people died in the June 2017 apartment building fire in London, and a report issued last week placed […]

“It just seems the common sense thing to do.” Leader of the House of Commons and high-profile Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has come under scrutiny for remarks made about the victims of the Grenfell fire. Dozens of people died in the June 2017 apartment building fire in London, and a report issued last week placed […]

6 years ago

WATCH: The moment Jacob Rees-Mogg was told to “sit up” in the House of Commons

An absolutely bizarre moment. Tuesday night saw MPs in the UK vote to take control of House of Commons in an effort to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The motion was passed by 328 – 301, with a majority of 27. And despite this being a major development in the world of Brexit, another moment from the […]

An absolutely bizarre moment. Tuesday night saw MPs in the UK vote to take control of House of Commons in an effort to avoid a no-deal Brexit. The motion was passed by 328 – 301, with a majority of 27. And despite this being a major development in the world of Brexit, another moment from the […]

6 years ago

Confused about Brexit? This handy official explainer is just what you need

In fairness, it has been a colossal mess so far. There’s really no shame if the entire Brexit fiasco is causing you to scratch your head. JOE’s own Carl Kinsella did his best to make sense of things back in December, and though you really should take a few minutes to read over that one, […]

In fairness, it has been a colossal mess so far. There’s really no shame if the entire Brexit fiasco is causing you to scratch your head. JOE’s own Carl Kinsella did his best to make sense of things back in December, and though you really should take a few minutes to read over that one, […]

7 years ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg says Irish government will be the “main culprit” of a no-deal Brexit

We’d say we expected more of him, but that wouldn’t be true. Commenting on a report that the Irish government has been planning alongside its partners in the European Union for the possibility of a no deal, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg laid the blame for Brexit at the feet of the Irish government. Rees-Mogg, who […]

We’d say we expected more of him, but that wouldn’t be true. Commenting on a report that the Irish government has been planning alongside its partners in the European Union for the possibility of a no deal, Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg laid the blame for Brexit at the feet of the Irish government. Rees-Mogg, who […]

7 years ago

Jacob Rees-Mogg is to Ireland what Donald Trump is to Mexico

Troubles and trade wars. That’s what Jacob Rees-Mogg has in mind for the paddies. When a figure like Donald Trump dominates the news cycle so completely, there is an ever-present temptation to frame anything and everything in those terms. It’s rarely accurate, let alone appropriate. But in the case of upstart Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg, […]

Troubles and trade wars. That’s what Jacob Rees-Mogg has in mind for the paddies. When a figure like Donald Trump dominates the news cycle so completely, there is an ever-present temptation to frame anything and everything in those terms. It’s rarely accurate, let alone appropriate. But in the case of upstart Tory backbencher Jacob Rees-Mogg, […]

8 years ago