Rees-Mogg questions whether Government seeks to remain aligned with EU

Rees-Mogg questions whether Government seeks to remain aligned with EU

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enior Tory Jacob Rees-Mogg said the Government climbdown on revoking EU laws showed a lack of “backbone” and questioned whether it is seeking to remain aligned with the bloc.

The Conservative former Cabinet minister also appeared to criticise the Prime Minister, saying it was “not factually accurate” to describe the International Monetary Fund’s upgrading of the UK’s growth forecast to 0.4% as a “success”.