I am livid to see this and well done to Caroline Lucus for calling him out on it.
I wonder how his fans here regard this behaviour?
Imagine a female, possibly even an overweight one ( !) behaving in such a manner or a left winger or Diane Abbott or just about anybody really!! It is quite unbelievable.
HM999 No, the clip was shown over and over and he definitely said stupid woman. But IF he did say stupid people that’s ok is it? Look it up for yourself if you can be bothered.
It wasn’t just Mogg body language it was the arrogant sarcasm he used and the disrespect he showed to members I& his own party, let alone the opposition. The mans a menace.
Boosgran, I do remember Corbyn saying 'stupid people' at Tory plans for a no-deal Brexit last December. Bearing in mind the unbiased nature of the media, you will see not one lip reader could be found to say indisputably what Corbyn said.
Should Jacob Reece Mogg had carried out his action (or non-action as it turned out) within a management or training briefing of a commercial company he would have found himself today with disciplinary procedures being brought against him.
Parliament should be treated with respect by all who are elected to the privilege of representing the electorate who placed them there.
The standards that those who work in commercial organisations have to uphold should also be matched by those who represent them in this nations legislating establishments.
I would have more respect for some people if they had the decency to admit when one of their beloved right wing politicians behaved appallingly instead of constantly defending everything they do...his behaviour was disgraceful last night. I think it's shocked both him and Johnson that people are now seeing them for what they actually are and not just lovable eccentrics.
Yes sunseeker what you say is true, and it doesn’t bother me one iota if MP’s slouch or have forty winks at certain times, but it’s bound to send the media into a frenzy.
There was a furore several months ago when a Labour MP was pictured in a similar position with eyes shut, he was hard of hearing and had positioned himself close to the inbuilt speaker.
There are bigger things to worry about than a slouching MP in an almost empty House of Commons.
They can all stand on their heads stark naked with a flower in their derrières if that is what it will take to sort out this mess!!!!!
It has been pointed out that JRM is very tall, the loud speakers are placed in the back of the seats which are quite low - perhaps he was trying to ensure that he heard every word that was being said. It should also be noted that the HofC was almost empty at the time so he was hardly stopping anyone sitting down.