The Moggcast: “Clearly one of the things the police are meant to do is to protect property”
Our interviewee on “very clear-sighted Home Secretary” and why he was right to end virtual Parliament. Plus: What does he think about illegal raves?
The Moggcast: “Our relationship with China is currently very much in the hands of the Chinese”
He tells us about his views on Hong Kong, and how he balances his “absolute” loyalty to both the church and Government over re-openings for worship.
The Moggcast: The Commons Leader concedes that the Government’s “stay home” campaign may have been “too successful”
But “I don’t think that’s a great fault”. Also: our interviewee on why “Sir Keir, the nervous knight” and the Opposition “like having a hybrid parliament”.
The Moggcast. “If people hadn’t decided they wanted a lockdown, there wouldn’t have been one.”
Our interviewee on why Starmer “has made the Labour Party once again a moderate, centre-Left party.” Plus: does he think the UK should follow Sweden?
LISTEN: Blue Collar Conservatives’ first podcast. Is the age of the entrepreneur over?
The first of the group’s online conservations probes the implications of the Coronavirus for Britain’s business culture.
The Moggcast. “The EU as a structure looks rather irrelevant during this crisis”.
Plus: Why China’s relationship with the rest of the world could change “for the better or worse after this”.
The Moggcast. The Government must tackle the virus with “evidence rather than emotion”.
Jacob Rees-Mogg on the Government’s strategy – and how MPs over 70 can use the pairing system to stay away from Parliament.
The Moggcast Returns. “Wash your hands for one verse of the National Anthem” – “we can all play our part” against Coronavirus.
Jacob Rees-Mogg also gives his view on “marvellous” Priti Patel and the role of the civil service. Plus: does he think his Grenfell comment was a mistake?
The Moggcast. “It’s such a pity that Nigel hasn’t worked out that he’s won.”
How will the election pan out? “Ask Sir John Curtice,” Rees-Mogg tells us. Plus: Bercow’s partiality “was damaging to the position of Speaker”.
The Moggcast. “Everything Letwin has done has been to frustrate leaving altogether.”
“Asking for more time is pointless and foolish,” Jacob Rees-Mogg argues. Also: why he believes leaving the EU will strengthen the Union.
The Moggcast. “The Government will obey the law, but it’s not necessarily entirely clear precisely what the law is.”
Rees-Mogg suggests Conservatives will prefer restoring the Law Lords to judicial hearings. And says Watson faces “very serious questions”.
The Moggcast. “Jeremy Corbyn must in his heart be as Eurosceptic as Bill Cash.”
Rees-Mogg discusses why “we should be very proud” of the UK’s private schools. And hopes that the EU will show “some swift action as we get closer to 31st October”.
Moggcast Special: Annunziata Rees-Mogg – “The Conservative Party needs to be reminded that Leave won”
The Brexit Party MEP on why she would “fight tooth and nail” against the deal even if the backstop was deleted. Plus: would she stand against her brother?
The Moggcast. “Can we trust Boris?…Yes, he’s deeply trustworthy.”
The new Leader of the House on how he was “gulled” by Theresa May over Brexit, and why it’s “a little bit premature” to talk about resigning if the October deadline isn’t met.
LISTEN: ConHome’s Tory leadership election podcast. “The worst situation faced by a new Prime Minister in modern times.”
Paul Goodman and Mark Wallace on next week’s result declaration – and whether expectations of a Johnson landslide will be realised.