Jacob Rees-Mogg, as newly appointed Leader of the Commons, had his first stint at the dispatch box this morning, after being elevated to Boris Johnson’s Cabinet late last night.
The Commons Leader is responsible for the government’s business in the House and as expected Mogg, with his encyclopaedic knowledge of parliamentary procedure and history, was clearly in his element as he poked fun at opposition MPs and himself, while rattling off doctrine from Erskine May.
Here are six of the best moments from his first session at the dispatch box:
Resign!
While Mogg was greeted with cheers as he rose to speak for the first time as a government representative in the Commons, clearly not everyone was happy about his promotion. As he began, one MP shouted that he should ‘resign’. Quickly the Moggster responded that ‘It’s a bit early.’
Not a bad start…
Nanny
He was also teased about his famous nanny by the Shadow Leader of the Commons, Valerie Vaz, and asked if she would be helping him in his new job.
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