Jacob Rees-Mogg Moves For Conservative Party Leadership.

Surely the Downing Street flat would be too small for his family?

“I bought it because I have six children,” he told the paper of the £5m, five-storey property. “My Mayfair house has three bedrooms for nine people [as if you could forget nanny], so reception rooms now have children in them.”

www.independent.co.uk/voices/jacob-rees-mogg-prime-minister-leader-favourite-odds-5-million-house-downing-street-a8371821.html

Yes, and without doubt he hopes to be soon living there.

Why move to be nearer to Downing Street? PM’s live there

Poor Jacob Rees-Mogg has been priced out of Mayfair!

"I am a father of six children and I have moved from Mayfair to Cowley Street because Cowley Street is cheaper and I couldn't afford a bigger property in Mayfair."

Nothing to do with moving closer to Downing Street!

www.itv.com/news/2018-05-27/jacob-rees-mogg-priced-out-of-mayfair-as-he-plays-down-ambitions-of-being-prime-minister/

varian, i could not agree more with your above post. The fishing industry could be once again a main employer in the Northeast and Southwest if Brexit really ever does come about at some stage, which I hope not

I felt fishing was one of the strongest cards Britain held in the leave negotiations, but this incompetent government and its negotiators have just thrown that advantage away for some far off deal involving the London finance industry.

As stated by you Varion, the people of the Northeast and Southwest who voted for Brexit need to be continually reminded of that if there is to be another General Election in the Autumn.

Thanks Grandad

Our fishing industry never got a good deal because they were badly let down by our representative on the EU fishing committee, none other than Nigel Farage, who only bothered to turn up to one out of 42 committee meetings. Fishing communities who voted leave need to be reminded of that.

descrier.co.uk/politics/brexit-nigel-farage-turned-one-42-eu-fisheries-committee-meetings/

Jalima1108, just had a quick look but cannot find the MPs interviews on iPlayer. However, here are some links that demonstrate the strength of feeling on the subject among politicians.

www.express.co.uk/news/politics/933955/brexit-news-fishing-fisheries-transition-period-ruth-davidson

ukandeu.ac.uk/how-the-brexit-transition-deal-let-the-uks-fishing-industry-down/

I believe there is also widespread "concern" across the House of Commons in regard to what many see as the sellout of the fishing industry to save the London based Finance Industry in a "prospective" EU agreement.

Jalima1108, if you search around I am sure you will find their views on the subject. When we were in Cornwall a couple of weeks ago the south Devon MPs were on BBC Southwest speaking on the Sellout.

MPs in the Northeast have also I believe spoken in similar terms. Whether any of the interviews are available on BBC iPlayer I would not know.

M.E. Just a helpful reminder

Butt out ab I’ll post where and what I want - trying to tell me otherwise?

Here in the Southwest many MPs of all parties are stating they will not vote for any EU agreement while the "sellout" of the fishing industry continues.

Do you have a link, please, Grandad, as I can't find anything and I usually watch the West Country news too (but not usually the SW news which would cover what remains of the fishing industry).

M.E. You have a thread on abortion laws Forgotten ?

The Fixed Term Parliament Act is a fiction and anyone with an ounce of moral decency would repeal it.

Jalima1108, JRM now has backing within the powerful Concervative party Bow Group in parliament. One of its members was only last week calling for Jacob Rees-Mogg to become party leader.

That's how near the door of ten Downing Street JRM has become.

MawBroon, Therisa May may well be forced into calling a General Election in the Autumn if cross party Alliances on various issues makes an agreement with the European Union on Britain leaving impossible.

Here in the Southwest many MPs of all parties are stating they will not vote for any EU agreement while the "sellout" of the fishing industry continues.

Another TM rock and a hard place.

especially if the alternative is Jacob R-M

Point taken, last year Theresa May did her well known impression of a turkey voting for an early Christmas.
Surely she would not be stupid enough to risk that again?

Jal well I must have missed that vote of no confidence last year - silly me

Maw the fixed term parliament Act is a bit of a moveable feast as we saw only last year

The Tories bought votes to form a government ab but I expect you think that is fine - especially as the buyers believe in forced pregnancies no matter the context of the conception and are also homophobic.

If they put out a leadership ballot fully to the membership to decide the next leader JRM will be home and dry. Also votes of no confidence in Tory leaders are virtually unknown as the axe is normally brought down behind closed doors. I am sure many of us will remember the Tory Grandees trooping into Downing Street one at a time to tell Maggie Thatcher she had to go.

Also the Theresa Mays paid for alliance with the UDP could very soon fall apart over the border issue or if under pressure she attempts to change the abortion status of Northern Ireland.

Many in the media believe that a General Election is becoming ever more likely in the Autumn if deadlock ensues in parliament over any number of Brexit issues. If that prospect continues to increase, The Tories could get rid of May even during the Summer parliamentary recess.

Any number of things could happen in the current volatility of the Tory party. It will only take one to turn up trumps and she is either gone, or a snap General Election will be called, or perhaps both.

So, perhaps an autumn election with Jacob Rees-Mogg running against Jeremy Corbyn for the keys to ten Downing Street

Rock, hard place.
Devil, deep blue sea.

(But given fixed term parliaments why on earth an Autumn election? )

Back further , much further please