Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg (born 24 May 1969) is a British Conservative politician. He was Leader of the House of Commons (2019–2022) and Minister of State for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency (2022) and served as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy during the brief premiership of Liz Truss. Rees-Mogg was the Member of Parliament for North East Somerset from 2010 to the 2024 general election, when he was defeated. He was knighted in Boris Johnson's Resignation Honours
The candyfloss of outrage we've had over the last 24 hours, which I think is almost entirely confected, is from people who never wanted to leave the European Union
It (the European Court of Justice) cannot be our senior court for a day after we leave the EU
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Basically I want people to be able to get on with their lives without the government bossing them about. I’m all in favour of nannies but not the nanny state.
