Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, who has emerged as a favourite among the party’s grass-roots membership to replace Theresa May as leader, has said he is opposed to abortion in all cases, even incest or rape, and to gay marriage.
The 48-year-old, a practising Roman Catholic, told ITV's Good Morning Britain he follows the church's teaching on abortion because “life is sacrosanct and it begins at the point of conception”.
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