JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Electoral Court on Tuesday ruled that former President Jacob Zuma can run for office in the upcoming general election, overturning an earlier decision that had barred him from contesting the polls. The decision paves the way for
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused the Government of squandering the benefits of Brexit with plans for new border checks, which will undermine free trade opportunities with the rest of the world. Speaking on GB News last night, Sir Jacob said there is
Jacob Rees-Mogg has said he has “no sympathy” for Thames Water shareholders as the company heads towards collapse. Thames Water is facing collapse after investors pulled £500m of emergency funding amid a standoff with the industry regulator over water bill increases. This
Jacob Rees-Mogg discusses Spring Budget Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has launched a scathing attack on the Office of Budget Responsibility – as well as bemoaning what he called Jeremy Hunt’s “endless tinkering” in Wednesday’s Budget. The Tory MP for North Somerset and former
A new poll suggests Labour could beat the Conservatives in a majority of the 100 most rural constituencies in England. The survey, conducted by the Country Land & Business Association (CLA) suggests some shock defeats of big-name Tories in the countryside could
Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has slapped down Sky News’ Beth Rigby after she made a personal remark about him. Ms Rigby was interviewing Mr Rees-Mogg at the launch of the Popular Conservatives group in London featured a speech from former Prime Minister
Senior Tory Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg warned he is prepared to vote down Rwanda deportation plans to stop the government looking “hopeless”. Rebels are pushing for a series of major changes to the legislation to toughen it up when it returns to the
Conservative Party members have given major boosts to Jacob Rees-Mogg, Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman, as they head into a year that could see yet another Tory leadership election. The Conservative grassroots website, Conservative Home, held a poll of party members asking
Woke civil servants are spending hours discussing politically contentious issues around climate change – including demands for reparations and criticising existing eco policies – during office hours. Workshop invitations seen by the Express show civil servants are set to take an hour
Britain’s longstanding agreement with the Falklands guaranteeing islanders the right to economic self-sufficiency is jeopardised by COP28’s pledge to move away from fossil fuels, Tory MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has claimed. Nearly 200 countries backed the proposal at the summit in Dubai yesterday