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: Episode Thirty Seven, Tuesday 5th November 2019

“It’s such a pity that Nigel Farage hasn’t worked out that he’s won.” How will the election pan out? “Ask Sir John Curtice,” Jacob Rees-Mogg tells us. Plus: Bercow’s partiality “was damaging to the position of Speaker”

Cabinet League Table: Johnson takes the gold – with Javid in second place

Not a good month for the Foreign Secretary, who slips from third place to eighth. But this is probably just due to the rising popularity of others.

The case for and against seeking a general election this year

ConservativeHome is very dubious that, assuming a poll is deliverable, the Party can win a healthy majority without already having delivered Brexit.

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: Episode Thirty Six, Tuesday 22nd October 2019

“Everything Letwin has done has been to frustrate leaving altogether,” and “asking for more time is pointless and foolish,” Jacob Rees-Mogg argues. Also: why he believes leaving the EU will strengthen the Union.

Nicky Morgan: Now is the time for Conservatives to trust each other over Brexit

The Malthouse Amendment experience of different people coming together shows that unity is possible.

WATCH: Rees-Mogg says that in approving Johnson’s deal, he may have to eat his own words on May’s

He described the proposed Customs Partnership at the time as “completely cretinous”, “impractical”, “bureaucratic” and “a betrayal of common sense”.

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: Episode Thirty Five, Tuesday 8th October 2019

“The Government will obey the law, but it’s not necessarily entirely clear precisely what the law is.” Rees-Mogg considers why “legal activism has become part of our constitution”. And says Tom Watson faces “very serious questions” over his use of Parliamentary privilege.

Strangely subdued

The mood of this conference has been supportive but apprehensive. And now we are finally seeing the outlines of Johnson’s negotiating plan.

The Moggcast: Episode Thirty Four, Wednesday 2nd October 2019

A special edition of the Moggcast, recorded with Jacob Rees-Mogg in front of a live audience at Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Andrew Gimson’s Conference sketch: No riot in Manchester, Rees-Mogg and Gauke applauded

The eerie atmosphere at this conference is the calm in a party which wants to come back together.

Lord Ashcroft’s Conference Diary: Perhaps Johnson really is the British Trump. And voters like it.

And: Gove says MPs can sit at weekends to get a deal through. Plus: Brisk business at the bookstall – and the menace of the “offence archaeologists”.

Javid keeps the gold but Johnson and Rees-Mogg fail to medal in our Cabinet League Table

Brexiteers retain their stranglehold on the top of the chart, but there is a general downward drift. Is it a foretaste of what might happen if we fail to leave the EU next month?