The Moggcast. “You’ve got to be careful of how permanent ‘temporary’ can become.”
“I’m against an extension to transition”, Rees-Mogg confirms. Plus: How many letters does he think Brady holds? And could there be a second referendum?
The Moggcast. Universal Credit – “You would save money if you funded it properly”.
Rees-Mogg is “worried” by reports that working families will lose money. Plus: how should May pitch for Labour voters? And why he is “always on good behaviour.”
The Moggcast. May should drop Chequers now – and not delay until after the Tory conference.
Rees-Mogg on Javid’s approach to the post-Brexit immigration system. And he sees no way in which Parliament can block Brexit if the Government holds its nerve.
The Moggcast. Burt and Duncan’s “absurd” attacks on Johnson “must have been” approved by Downing Street.
Inside the ERG’s Brexit plans. Why Rees-Mogg doesn’t believe the hype about ‘Blue Wave’ entryism. Plus: how he spent his summer.
The Moggcast. Could the Tories now split? “I think this is up to the Prime Minister.”
He says it was improper to by-pass Davis’ White Paper version. He doesn’t support Tommy Robinson. And he apologises for confusing Pope Urban IV with Pope Urban VI.
LISTEN: Davis – “My fear is that they’ll take what we’ve offered already and then demand some more. I fear that this is just the start.”
He explains that as Brexit Secretary he couldn’t take responsibility for advancing a new policy in which he didn’t believe.
LISTEN: Lidington insists the UK will be able to pursue a US trade deal post-Brexit
“We will have the choice. We’ll have our own seat at the World Trade Organisation, our own voice there.
The Moggcast. “If it’s a bad deal, or it doesn’t meet the manifesto commitments, people won’t vote for it”
Rees-Mogg on Cabinet indiscipline, how May could survive Brexit defeat, and why he is “very unlikely” to be the next Prime Minister. And: is the World Cup coming home?
The Moggcast. “There clearly is a Brexit dividend” but “the IFS and the Bank of England carry on with Project Fear”
Rees-Mogg argues “the upskirting ban should have been a Government Bill” from the outset, not left to backbenchers. Plus: is he watching the World Cup?
The Moggcast. “We’ve got to build a lot of houses”, including on “poor quality scrub land” in the Green Belt.
The Government should mull the Heathrow Hub proposal. Plus: Nanny is yet to see her own appearance on Tracey Ullman’s show.
The Moggcast. “We’re getting to the point where you wonder whether the Government really wants to leave at all.”
He fears that while “the Government’s words remain robust, its deeds become weak”. Plus: the Rees-Mogg family spent the Royal wedding playing “sermon cricket”.
LISTEN: UKIP’s general-secretary compares his party to the Black Death
“It comes along and then it goes dormant, and that’s exactly what we’re going to do.”
LISTEN: Wallace – Bercow’s refusal to step aside while bullying allegations are investigated risks harming Parliament
In response, Lord Hain dismisses the alleged incidents as “an office row”, and suggests the scandal is motivated by political disagreement.
The Moggcast. “Completely idiotic” customs partnership idea “should be knocked on the head”
Rees-Mogg argues the ‘hostile environment’ immigration policy was a product of Home Office failure. And: why “the transition deal is a bad deal” and a mistake.
LISTEN: Hill on how devolution has failed Scotland, Wales, and Ulster
Our assistant editor talks to the New Statesman’s Jonn Elledge about why the new legislatures have not defeated nationalism, improved governance, or stabilised the constitution.