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Senior MPs including Liam Fox, Andrea Leadsom and Jacob Rees-Mogg have used their expenses to fund a 'party within a party'. / Despite expenses rules stating that MPs cannot claim for research or work “done for, or on behalf of, a political party”, the European Research Group has received over a quarter of a million pounds from MPs who claimed the public cash through their official expenses.
Emails released by the parliamentary standards watchdog show the European Research Group has a second bank account. / A group of hardline Brexiteers, led by Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, has been questioned by a parliamentary watchdog over funding concerns as it emerged the group had a second bank account.
Voters have a clearer idea over relations with other European nations, says Lara Spirit of the Our Future, Our Choice group which campaigns for another referendum on EU membership.
Unfortunately, both points raised by Jacob in this clip are incorrect. Firstly there isn’t a 10-year window under WTO rules that allow us to retain on our current trading arrangement with the EU.
The Sun has finally fessed up to a series of careless calculations suggesting Brexit would see big price drops in UK shops. The tabloid deleted the offending article hours after posting it on February 27. ... Will Brexiters such as Jacob Rees-Mogg, who enthusiastically tweeted the original figures set the record straight also?
The Sun ... "we made our calculations on retail prices, when tariffs are actually applied when goods arrive in the UK. There were also mistakes in the calculations for individual items." / "The article also stated that we pay trade charges on more than 13,000 items from outside the EU. In fact, for many of these goods, no tariffs or charges are payable."
The Sun made ‘honest mistake’ over inaccurate Brexit tariff calculations which received four IPSO complaints
26/03/2018
The Sun has admitted it got the calculations wrong over an article which calculated the potential savings British shoppers could see once European Union tariffs are removed after Brexit.
Jacob Rees-Mogg urged to take down inaccurate Brexit article after coming under fire on Twitter
29/03/2018
Dozens of users have criticised the North East Somerset politician for 'peddling misinformation.
James O'Brien and Jacob Rees-Mogg clashed in spectacular fashion as they debated the Brexit vote.
So here's a story about how Jacob Rees-Mogg's nonsense can travel halfway around the world before the fact-checkers have got their boots on.
Yesterday, Brexiteers were asking Poland to overrule the House of Commons. Today, it's only the Queen. That’s progress of sorts
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg was wrong about this but he’s never corrected his mistake, and the myth persists. What is the claim and why is it wrong?
During the referendum, Leavers loudly defended the rights of EU citizens legally resident in the UK. Now many pro-Brexit MPs are not practising what they preach. They have so far refused to back legislation requiring the government to guarantee these citizens’ rights. We’ve gathered below some of the statements made before and after June 23 by Boris Johnson, Michael Gove and ...
Jacob Rees-Mogg says the benefits of leaving the EU may not be felt for 50 years – and he’s not the only Eurosceptic asking the people of Britain to wait patiently.
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Priti Patel tweet support for offshoot of US group accused of anti-Islam views.
This Brexit Trade Myth Needs Busting Now
01/02/2019
The latest attempt by hardline Brexiters to dress up a no-deal exit as acceptable should be put out of its misery now.
Conservative minister accuses Tory Brexiteers of 'treachery' and suggests they join Nigel Farage's new party
14/02/2019
Richard Harrington also dismisses the so-called Malthouse compromise, which is intended to bridge Tory divisions.
Britain could slash environmental and safety standards 'a very long way' after Brexit, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg says
06/12/2016
The MP said standards that were 'good enough for India' could be good enough for the UK.
Brexit has given us a new species – the harmful eccentric.
The Brexit deadline is hurtling towards us, and citizens across the UK still aren't allowed to know who bankrolls the politicians deciding the country's future.
'I've spoken to ambassadors from various countries and there is no hope of us getting a veto to stop an extension'
Emily Maitlis tears into Jacob Rees-Mogg during BBC Newsnight interview: ‘You whipped up hatred and fear’
29/03/2019
'You whipped up hatred and fear with a language like that. You know what it's like to face abuse'
Brexit day: Brexiteers and right-wing newspapers vent rage over failure to leave EU today
29/03/2019
Right-wing newspapers have joined Brexiteers in venting their fury that Britain’s departure from the EU is not happening today.