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Articles tagged with: Jacob Rees Mogg
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
Energy
Liz Truss Will Step Up Energy Saving Info Campaign In Apparent U-turn
The government has confirmed that it is looking at ways of better informing people about how they can cut down their energy usage this winter in an apparent U-turn on the issue.
Leaked Cabinet Office Survey Shows Widespread Civil Service Unhappiness
Political parties
Leaked Cabinet Office Survey Shows Widespread Civil Service Unhappiness
Exclusive: A leaked Cabinet Office survey has found a significant fall in wellbeing among its civil servants and widespread unhappiness about how ministers are pushing the return to office working.
Angry Civil Servants Say They Were Blindsided By Plans To Suspend Graduate Scheme
Political parties
Angry Civil Servants Say They Were Blindsided By Plans To Suspend Graduate Scheme
Boris Johnson's plan to significantly downsize the civil service, spearheaded by minister Jacob Rees Mogg, has caused consternation and confusion in Whitehall, a number of officials have told PoliticsHome.
Anxious Vets Warn Scrapping Post-Brexit Checks Will Expose The UK To Disease
Brexit
Anxious Vets Warn Scrapping Post-Brexit Checks Will Expose The UK To Disease
UK vets have demanded a meeting with Jacob Rees-Mogg to warn that the government's decision to scrap a range of post-Brexit checks on goods coming in from the European Union will remove the UK's "first line of defence against disease coming into the country”.
Government Delays Post-Brexit Import Checks Until Late 2023
Brexit
Government Delays Post-Brexit Import Checks Until Late 2023
The government has announced that it is no longer going ahead with plans to introduce physical checks on fresh food imported from the European Union this Summer. 
Post-Brexit Import Checks Are Set To Be Delayed For The Fourth Time
Brexit
Post-Brexit Import Checks Are Set To Be Delayed For The Fourth Time
The UK is edging closer towards announcing another delay to checks on goods imported from the European Union as the government looks at ways of abating the ongoing cost of living crisis.
Former Deputy Prime Minister Condemns Rees-Mogg's 'Grotesque' Douglas Ross Attack
Home affairs
Former Deputy Prime Minister Condemns Rees-Mogg's "Grotesque" Douglas Ross Attack
Jacob Rees Mogg's attack on Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross, in which he called him a "lightweight" and "not a big figure" in the Conservative party, was "foolish" and a "grotesque error of judgement," a former senior Cabinet minister has said.
Grant Shapps Defends National Insurance Rise After Rumours Of Cabinet Cost Of Living Tensions
Political parties
Grant Shapps Defends National Insurance Rise After Rumours Of Cabinet Cost Of Living Tensions
Grant Shapps has defended government plans to raise National Insurance this April after his Cabinet colleague Jacob Rees-Mogg reportedly called for it to be scrapped.
Government U-Turns On Plans To Rip Up Standards System For MPs After Major Backlash
Political parties
Government U-Turns On Plans To Rip Up Standards System For MPs After Major Backlash
The government is backing away from controversial plans to overhaul the system for ruling on MP misconduct after a huge backlash.
Commons Speaker Told To Call Out MPs Refusing To Wear Masks In Parliament
Coronavirus
Commons Speaker Told To Call Out MPs Refusing To Wear Masks In Parliament
Commons Speaker Lindsay Hoyle should insist MPs wear face masks when they are in the chamber, according to the civil service union, who criticised politicians for "making light" of the issue.