Sebastian Payne

Mini Election: Jacob Rees-Mogg on re-election in North East Somerset and being a Tory stereotype

Is Jacob Rees-Mogg confident about reelection in North East Somerset? For the latest Mini Election video, I visited the West Country to speak to Jacob (and his son Peter) about his efforts to hold onto his marginal seat in the upcoming election. Although he was victorious in 2010 with a comfortable majority of 4,91,  the constituency was held by Labour — albeit under different boundaries — so he has been campaigning almost non-stop for the last few years. Does he think that British elections are generally becoming too American?

We also discussed his long-held belief that the Conservative Party needs to have an electoral pact with Ukip and whether it is too late to unite the right. Rees-Mogg is also concerned about political bias from the BBC over the TV debates. Does Rees-Mogg know why he has become one of the most recognisable MPs in Parliament and could this be related to being viewed by some as a Tory stereotype? And does he know who is behind the popular spoof Twitter account @JakeReesMogg?

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