Jacob Rees-Mogg: memorable quotes from the arch-Brexiteer

Leader of the House courts criticism over his ‘arrogant’ posturing during Brexit debate

Jacob Rees-Mogg
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Jacob Rees-Mogg’s star has risen dramatically in the past few years, going from an idiosyncratic backbench Conservative MP with a peculiarly Victorian take on the English language to one of the nation’s most powerful political figures.

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