15 episodes

A fortnightly look at the latest political news with Jacob Rees-Mogg. Brought to you by ConservativeHome.com

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A fortnightly look at the latest political news with Jacob Rees-Mogg. Brought to you by ConservativeHome.com

    Episode 84 - Brexit Part 2

    Episode 84 - Brexit Part 2

    The Protocol: "I don't know why Sunak has spent so much political capital without getting the DUP and ERG onside first"

    Plus: How a Remain win in the referendum would have given us Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage - and why "Putin probably would have succeeded" in invading Ukraine.

    • 24 min
    Episode 83 - Brexit Part 1

    Episode 83 - Brexit Part 1

    Brexit - and how Corbyn saved Britain from "a government of all the non-talents"

    Rees-Mogg on Cameron, Vote Leave, No Deal, May's Deal, Johnson's Deal, Gove's leadership bid - and whether a Remain view of Britain shaped the reception of Kwarteng's mini-Budget.

    • 30 min
    Episode 81 - The Boris Premiership Part 2

    Episode 81 - The Boris Premiership Part 2

    NHS reform. The Conservatives should learn from Wes Streeting. And "we should encourage people to use private health."

    Plus: How the Tory "nimby tendency" killed housing reform. Why leadership contest this year would be "completely scatty". And those who "scribble" criticism of Johnson are "fundamentally dull".

    • 24 min
    Episode 81 - The Boris Premiership Part 1

    Episode 81 - The Boris Premiership Part 1

    In defence of Johnson’s premiership.

    Our interviewee says that a feature of one-to-one meetings with the former Prime Minister is that the other party would sometimes believe commitments had been made when they hadn't.

    • 31 min
    Episode 80 - The Truss Premiership Part 2

    Episode 80 - The Truss Premiership Part 2

    "These rebellions are ill advised...You don't help your own seat by making life difficult for the Government."

    Our interviewee on why he regrets the top rate tax U-turn, backs the radical abolition of tax reliefs, and thinks Chief Whips "can't resign, really" - as he recalls the fracking vote.

    • 20 min
    Episode 79 - The Truss Premiership Part 1

    Episode 79 - The Truss Premiership Part 1

    The Truss premiership, part one. Rees-Mogg on the alternative energy support plan he preferred.

    Our interviewee on what went wrong - featuring Boris Johnson, the Bank of England, the OBR, pension funds, Kit Malthouse, why the Covid and energy support schemes were justified... and where the Government didn't act urgently enough.

    • 28 min

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