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The Protocol: "I don't know why Sunak has spent so much political capital without getting the DUP and ERG onside first"Plus: How a Remain win in the referendum would have given us Prime Ministers Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage - and why "Putin probably would have succeeded" in invading Ukraine.
Brexit - and how Corbyn saved Britain from "a government of all the non-talents"Rees-Mogg on Cameron, Vote Leave, No Deal, May's Deal, Johnson's Deal, Gove's leadership bid - and whether a Remain view of Britain shaped the reception of Kwarteng's mini-Budget.
NHS reform. The Conservatives should learn from Wes Streeting. And "we should encourage people to use private health."Plus: How the Tory "nimby tendency" killed housing reform. Why leadership contest this year would be "completely scatty". And those who "scribble" criticism of Johnson are "fundamentally dull".
In defence of Johnson’s premiership.Our interviewee says that a feature of one-to-one meetings with the former Prime Minister is that the other party would sometimes believe commitments had been made when they hadn't.
"These rebellions are ill advised...You don't help your own seat by making life difficult for the Government."
Our interviewee on why he regrets the top rate tax U-turn, backs the radical abolition of tax reliefs, and thinks Chief Whips "can't resign, really" - as he recalls the fracking vote.
The Truss premiership, part one. Rees-Mogg on the alternative energy support plan he preferred.
Our interviewee on what went wrong - featuring Boris Johnson, the Bank of England, the OBR, pension funds, Kit Malthouse, why the Covid and energy support schemes were justified... and where the Government didn't act urgently enough.
Paul Goodman, Henry Hill, and William Atkinson are reunited to discuss the end of the Tory leadership contest, and what the new Prime Minister will face in their first week.
Henry Hill and William Atkinson are joined by ConHome columnist Emily Carver to discuss the final straight of the 2022 Conservative leadership contest.
Henry Hill and Andrew Gimson join Paul Goodman to discuss the hustings in Perth and Belfast and how Truss will cope in government.
Paul Goodman returns, and joins Henry Hill and Andrew Gimson to survey the battlefield as the battle to succeed Boris drags on.
Henry Hill, William Atkinson, and Andrew Gimson (in Taylor Swift's absence) return to debate Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss's battle for Downing Street.
Henry Hill, William Atkinson, and Andrew Gimson discuss the ongoing battle for Number 10 between Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss.
Henry Hill and William Atkinson are joined by Andrew Gimson to discuss the final two and next moves of the Conservative leadership contest.
Paul Goodman joins Henry Hill and William Atkinson to go over the first weekend of the latest Conservative leadership race.
Paul Goodman joins Henry Hill and William Atkinson to dissect the opening salvos of the latest Conservative leadership race.
Rees-Mogg says that Johnson should have the opportunity to stand again for the leadership if he wishes.
Our interviewee on how he's "extremely unlikely" to stand for the leadership - plus the Sex Pistols, Sunak's failings, Gove, Zahawi's "mistake", why he opposes HS2, who he might vote for and how he would deliver tax cuts.
A new Tory leadership election means a brand new series of the Tory Leadership Election podcast. ConservativeHome's Editor Paul Goodman discusses all the latest news with Henry Hill and William Atkinson - launching Tuesday 12th July.
Are these by-election defeats the prelude to a 1992 surprise - or a 1997 catastrophe?
Plus: Rees-Mogg and Henry Hill discuss the proper limits of the Bank of England's independence.
The Cabinet Office Minister on the benefits of Brexit.
Plus: why Ministers aren't under an obligation to vote for the Party Leader in a confidence ballot.
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Civil servants' "trade union seems to want them to be in Tuscany to call into work"
The Cabinet Office Minister on the Baxdendale Report, returns to Thatcherism and why he was right to say Partygate is "disproportionate fluff".
Join us for this live recording of The Moggcast - a look at the latest political news and current affairs with Jacob Rees-Mogg. This episode was recorded live at Conservative Spring Conference in Blackpool, and is held in partnership with Thorncliffe.
"The Green Blob has had the view that UK energy is bad in principle."
The Leader of the House on the war - and fracking: "it's not the San Francisco earthquake".
Civil servants shouldn't use Black Lives Matter hashtags. They must be be "completely apolitical".
Rees-Mogg suggests that the health spending that the NIC increase will finance could be funded by savings he can find.
Operation Midland. The treatment of Harvey Proctor was "deeply scandalous"
Rees-Mogg says he doesn't know whether Starmer bears any responsibility for the practice of automatically believing complainants.
On Islam and Muslims. "Being on the same side as people who believe in God is tremendously important."
The Leader of the House on Downing Street parties, whips and threats, Covid... and Ukraine.
"Are you going to resign?" "I’m fully supportive of the Prime Minister."
The Leader of the House on why Lord Frost was wrong to quit - though "it's important for governments to be held to account."
"You have to learn to live Covid... life is about taking risks"
"We cannot switch the economy on and off," the Leader of the House says, as the Commons prepares to vote today.
Our interviewee discusses MPs' second jobs, Lord Evans' report on standards, and the public mood around potential further restrictions.
The Paterson aftermath. Rees-Mogg backs extending the Right of Recall - by making it "broader and higher"
"Safeseat-itis" is a problem, he says - suggesting that the Tories could use open primaries with constituency-wide postal ballots.
On the Paterson case, "it would normally appear to be fair for those witnesses to be heard".
Plus: the Standards Commissioner's "interesting" refusal to call them. And, on COP26: "people will not vote to ruin their standard of living".
"He was kind to everybody... He was adored in his constituency." Rees-Mogg pays tribute to Amess.
And: How social media has soured political discourse. Plus: Why people who don't come to constituency surgeries may be the ones most in need.
AUKUS and French outrage. "We should accept a little bit of garlic eating" says our interviewee.
And: why it's reasonable that 12 out of 13 sacked Ministers are men. Plus: now he's fathered six children "that's probably it".
"It is odd that if you’ve got Alzheimer's it's not paid for, but if you’ve got cancer it is paid for".
"I do feel that it is right for the state to do things for people that the overwhelming majority can’t realistically do for themselves".
“I will not be wearing a mask. What would be the point?”
The Leader of the House on why he won't usually wear a face covering after July 19th.
"I think one of the Prime Minister's many attractive qualities is loyalty to people who work for him." Rees-Mogg also suggests that it may have been required for Hancock's relationship with Gina Coladangelo to be declared.