Jacob Rees-Mogg completely shut down in "mic drop moment"

Harriet Harman shuts down Jacob Rees-Mogg's accusations of bias in "mic drop moment"
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[@widgibob27]

You're not allowed to call someone a liar even though the whole house knows its true because of "respect," but you can sit there slouching like a moody teenager.

[@danielcrafter9349]

Or indeed, fall asleep with your dirty shoes upon someone's sitting area

[@agt155]

Yes that's right Mogg puts his feet up on the benches and Harman was part of a government that lied to start an illegal war which killed over a million people - swings and roundabouts.

[@peterhobday]

I don't think she was a liar but she should have excused herself from the committee

[@iangascoigne8231]

@@peterhobdayWhy?

[@Smiffy830]

​@@peterhobdayyeah go on, why?

[@ianh3365]

How refreshing to actually see someone answer the question put to them, directly l, to the point and without any waffle at all. Well done her

[@karlhinze]

Easy when they ask stupid questions isn’t it?

[@harrycallahan1]

She was assured by whom exactly?

[@gordonheald188]

I concur can this unknown minister be named and shamed under the freedom of information act🤔🤔

[@tim2661]

@cruelangel725 If they spread misinformation, yes. No different to contempt of court.

[@anonnemo2504]

Except that she didn't. Her answer was evasive and, though quite short, full of obfuscation.

[@coppershark1973]

So speaking a fact is a 'mic drop' moment in Parliament. How low we have sunk.

[@gravy1219]

quite sad isnt it

[@colmcgillveray1010]

I have lots of friends who are sound engineers, if you actually "Drop a mic" you will get you cunt kicked in.

[@robro911]

Since the rise of Boris Johnson and the "Brexit" debacle, the Tory party have sunk very very low indeed !

[@Paul2377]

I think it's more that he smugly challenged her thinking she'd have no answer, whereas she calmly answered him with facts to shut him up.

[@martinholmes100]

The Tories can always find new depths to sink to!

[@slaneyside]

jacob suddenly cares about integrity after defending the biggest liar the hoc has ever known 😆

[@royboy565]

A very good point.

[@markwdavis]

Rees Moog wouldnt know integrity if it came and bit him on the a***……….several times!!!

[@martinbootneck]

@@markwdavis If it did, Boris would probably kiss it better for him.

[@hakz795]

He questioned the credibility of the committee. The strawman fallacy is lame and boring.

[@hakz795]

I see the kindergarten thread 😂

[@chromenewt]

Shock moment where the haunted pencil case shows he didn't do his research before acting.

[@songsmith31a]

On the contrary, I suggest that he knew exactly who assured her of her position. He would probably also know it would be admitted by the recipient of his question, underlying the suspicion that the "Remainer" divisive faction in the Tory ranks are still very active..

[@andywithers592]

I think I may be too old to use the acronym, “ROFL”… but the, “Haunted Pencil Case” reference had me in stitches. Thank you for making my day….

[@Andrew-vx2ls]

Weird, this has already been clearly explained for weeks. Where was R-M, on holiday?

[@avalanche816]

@@songsmith31a The satire is strong in this one, bravo 👏

[@LoneSheWolf09]

Haunted pencil love it 🤣😆🤣

[@Alex-cw3rz]

He sits like a school boy being told off by the teacher

[@pr-ji1ni]

Well of course he would revert to that attitude. Him being a child was probably one of the few times he's been told off by someone. After that it's mostly been a life of abusing his privilege and power and making laws that apply to the plebs but not to him and his chums. Fortunately, things are changing and hopefully he will be put in his place a lot more now.

[@raymondpulham1600]

Bet he would like to be spank by the teacher

[@kjh4496]

Of course. He went to Eton. The school for privileged man babies.

[@wurm90125]

How JRM keeps getting elected is beyond belief. What does it say about his constituency?

[@Alex-cw3rz]

I believe he bankrupt his constituency as well and they still vote for him

[@RuerlKhan]

That the brits have a first-past-the-post system. A system so horrid that the only contenter for a worse system is the american system.

[@songsmith31a]

They know their good men in Zummerzett, me 'andsome!

[@sjthjsdreadfather4867]

It amazes me that people think that he represents their interests

[@SniffMyDeadwax]

Aaarrr well.... oi caaan arrrnswer thaaaat...

[@baristermbolor4867]

Privileged coward Rees-Mogg being put in his seat. Love the way he shook his head as he got literally destroyed in a rather calm and respectful way by the lady.

[@paulbird3235]

One day he will drown in his own arrogence, what an embarrasment for the royal who has to knight him. It will be like pass-the-parcel. 😂😂😂............

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

@@paulbird3235 With a bit of luck the sword will... 'slip.'

[@bfyrth]

to be fair he acknowledged he got destroyed, so i have to give him that for class

[@paulbird3235]

@@bfyrth Yes he needs some class now to go along wih his title. 😂😂😂..........

[@Parawingdelta2]

He seemed to be nodding in acknowledgement of receiving a reasonable answer to his question.

[@DinnenG]

Not sure who it was desperately parroting 'mic drop' but I do wish they had the self awareness to understand that they only took away from the satisfaction of that moment.

[@christopherbentley7289]

Yes...and they may have been reprimanded for unparliamentary language, too.

[@babymonalisa]

Speak for yourself. Nothing, can take away my satisfaction. You could punch me in the face and I wouldn't care! 😅

[@DinnenG]

@@christopherbentley7289 I think accusing an MP of intentionally not prosecuting paedophiles is far more unparliamentary than this. This is a bit tacky but not much more than that.

[@shaunyb2]

Yes exactly, stating the bleeding obvious as if the moment (now ruined) is lost on us all, just to bring attention to themselves .. rather like Piers Morgan did after the amusing 'Eton' exchange between Dimbleby and Mogg on QT a few years back. Some people just can't help themselves

[@amaruandujar]

After the parrot, it was as though if the event never transpired

[@tobyrogers]

Look at him, sitting there with his arms crossed and leaning back! Who does he think he is!

[@bigpants6121]

He'll soon nod off and do us a favour!

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

A cnut?

[@MisterStuzy]

An arrogant misogynistic prig

[@petyrkowalski9887]

He thinks he our lord and better

[@songsmith31a]

A former Leader of the House, possessing a calm incisive no-nonsense approach that is sadly absent in the ranks of today's parliamentarians.

[@DD-fc1rv]

Bogg is the exact reason people don't trust mps. Still waiting for his sunny uplands of brexit 🙄. And his explanation as to why he moved the majority of his business to Dublin? Brexit for us, but not bogg it seems.

[@-LetsHaveItRight-]

Mine was Labour with Tony Blair

[@LowPlainsDrifter60]

@@us1way Brexit is like life, this is it & we're living it.

[@campbell3711]

Well, if people did their jobs and respected the wishes of the British people without being butthurt because they voted to remain then things would be different or at least further forward You do understand that there are people in Parliament that are against Brexit and are making it difficult for certain legislation to be passed through? please tell me you aren't this naive😳🤭

[@lovejetfuel4071]

Mogg is a disgrace to this country

[@neilburns8869]

18th Century-Mogg is something of a paradox, he dresses very smartly and speaks the King's English as poshly as any aristocrat but just look at how he slumbers back in his bench. Also, consider this he proclaims to love the UK but would rather live in the Republic of Ireland and clearly thought nothing of selling the UK electorate down the river and trying to pull the wool over their eyes by urging them to vote for Brexit. I personally have yet to see one single tangible benefit from Brexit.

[@lokischildren7862]

Kick the Tories out and take all of rhe peerages away from all the people on Johnson the traitor list

[@frankryan2505]

Fuck the traitors list.. Boris loves tradition and I'm sure there is an empty spike somewhere in the capital.

[@grizcuz]

Far too many in this government are prepared to defend the indefensible. When Sue Gray was appointed, they all supported her and said "wait for her enquiry". Then when it arrived, they tried their level best to undermine her impartiality. Similarly with this enquiry, they were very happy to appoint and support those that sat on it, with I think a majority of government ministers. Then again, when they didn't like the conclusions drawn, they've been doing everything they can to try and make people question what was discovered. They're all absolute snakes, the sooner each and every one of them are no longer MP's the stronger our democracy will be. Never thought we'd see our parliament reduced to something similar to what Trump would do or say.

[@Altair885]

Tories and the GOP are one in the same, Trump, Boris and Farage are all part of the same international cartel that services big money corporations and the like.

[@GretatheEvilGremlin]

I think its fair to say Harman and Debbonaire owned the afternoon. JRM and Mordaunt both sat with hapless looks on their face. There was only May who spoke some sense from that side of the house.

[@attackpatterndelta8949]

In Penny Mordaunt's defence, she does have amazing tits.

[@obijon7441]

Does anyone else feel like smashing the screen whenever Jacob Grease-Smogg appears?🔨

[@johnmoore9862]

I have mixed feelings………….I want to vomit, or I want to punch his teeth down his contemptible throat……………nah forget the vomit.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

I feel like getting a sharpie pen and going up to him and drawing ventriloquist dummy mouth lines on him. He already looks like one just needs the finishing touches

[@obiwann785]

I had to mute it while he was speaking

[@lordprotector1952]

No.

[@floradiamonds]

Subtitles come in very useful for certain speakers, and I make full use of them.

[@anthonysauerman4934]

how the man can continue to defend the indefensible is quite incredible...

[@royboy565]

If the tories don't like facts they make up their own.

[@annewalden3795]

Anthony you are 100% correct .Bo Jo is completely self absorbed and has no self discipline .

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Simple reason why he does it. Because he gets rewarded by Boris and Conservatives every time he does. He is literally the Conservative Party’s lap dog

[@DrMontague]

Because he was born a bastrad but grew up to be a cnut

[@mark-ish]

Doesn't one know that pointing your finger is rude! How uncouth Sir Muck-Rees Mog is.

[@grobbler1]

Poor Moggy. Thinks it's all a game revolving around an Oxford union debate. He'll find out differently at the next general election.

[@wayneparkinson4558]

its all fun and games when you have a media career to rely on and a peerage just ask boris?

[@DavidManifield]

I'll just be glad to see the back of these parasites

[@therealjetlag]

he won’t care. He has a job for life now. That’s a crime in itself.

[@kevinmcguinness1113]

Don't count your chickens where Tory voters are concerned.

[@moonfrog9878]

@@therealjetlagBeing an MP or a leader in any country should be your only job and have the highest standards imposed and if you breach any, you have to answer and if you’re caught lying and public monies have been used etc etc, you should have to personally repay the money and or face prison time, that’ll keep the degenerates who just launder tax payer money out

[@RESELLERGEORGE]

JR Bogg : "Mummy the commoner knows the rules better than I do! its so unfair! cant we have her arrested?" Suella: "Im working on it dear"

[@agt155]

Commoner? Harman is posher than he is.

[@RESELLERGEORGE]

@@agt155 jesus buy a vowel it was a joke you muppet

[@jassonsw]

@@agt155 In his mind nobody is posher than he is.

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

@@agt155 Not really. Harman's parents: a doctor and a barrister. Mogg's: the Editor of The Times and his secretary. I'd say that puts them both fairly and squarely in the Upper Middle Class bracket in terms of background.

[@agt155]

@@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar You mean Moggs mother came from a working class background? Bet no Harman has been working class for many generations. Puts things in perspective doesn't it.

[@romacechina]

Ree's-Mogg voice embodies the we are considerably richer than you character I remember from Harry Enfield's show back in the 90's.

[@jonathandnicholson]

The character of the comedy sketch spoke with a Brummie accent. Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks with a Received Pronunciation accent.

[@deadjester]

@@jonathandnicholson Yet somehow, the attitude of "My shit doesn't stink" drips from both characters; one being a fictionalised caricature of a British stereotype, and the other being Harry Enfield pretending to be a rich Brummie.

[@jonathandnicholson]

@@deadjester Stop being so resentful of the rich. Show some ambition, be a man and make an effort. Maybe you will not succeed too, but at least you can have some self-respect for having tried.

[@deadjester]

​@@jonathandnicholson Oh dear, I do hope and assume your comments are in jest? ('Tis the internet. One can never tell.) I shall have to go find my bootstraps and start yoinking them up. How dare I be so bold as to make ribald jibes at the lately knighted Member for North East Somerset's impressions of a haunted Edwardian pencil.

[@jonathandnicholson]

@@deadjester You go and do that!

[@klaxoncow]

"Nanny, nanny. The nasty lady is scaring me." - Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg, earlier today

[@andydudley1775]

where my free bitty

[@jute6317]

So this very important debate has an attendance of about 100. Oh yes, they really care. The whole parliament should be cleared out,all rotten.

[@legrandmaitre7112]

No, the government. There are plenty of good people in the house, it's just that very very few of them are Tories.

[@wayneparkinson4558]

But that's the the point it was all a charade to take our eyes off the crisis that we face?

[@jute6317]

@@legrandmaitre7112 seriously? Where are they then, hiding under their seats

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

⁠@@jute6317many of them are helping to deal with the fallout of everything the Tories have been putting us through…

[@jute6317]

@@TheFallofTheEleventh 🙄 sorry, dozy as an MP

[@hg82met]

JRM spouting BS in a plummy voice. What else is new!

[@MattOGormanSmith]

ChatGPT4? hook that to a plummy speech synth and upholster it in expensive fabric and you've got a servicable replacement for less than we're spending on lunch for this clown

[@CharlieMac53]

"Gaffer says us has to vote for master in big house". (Spoken in West Country accent.)

[@mr.jamesdavidrobert2115]

Plummy voice was pretty much the tactic Boris adopted.

[@rileybooth48]

1:27 the exact moment Jacob accepted that it was fair point

[@jacmac0214]

This is what a politician looks and sounds like… she gave clarity & answered the question… watch & learn …

[@tonycowin]

The intelligence and experience of a KC over the idiocy of a Beano character.

[@IanBourneMusic]

It is what a politician SHOULD sound like. Very, very rarely is this seen

[@tjfSIM]

@@IanBourneMusic Indeed. And she didn't let the undertone of the question derail her - she calmly, intelligently and honestly addressed it, and I think even Mogg himself had to respect that.

[@davidmcculloch8490]

Those who confuse JRM's posh accent with intelligence will be disabused by this encounter. Game, set and match to Ms Harman (a politocian from a different league.)

[@trevorhenriques7733]

Every time this man gets caught like a deer in the headlights, I keep having to revisit the question. “Is he really that stupid” ?

[@hg82met]

He really is that stupid. Goes on to show how far a posh accent and private education can take a person in life.

[@AndyM_323YYY]

His comments on climate change would put him at the position on the IQ scale occupied by "Mount Stupid"

[@nickjones6401]

Yes.

[@Cam-mo7gq]

Prime example of education being mistaken for intelligence.

[@sid35gb]

Yes he is

[@lordsnootypants253]

Wiped the smirk off his face.

[@clivecosta-correa2102]

On a fashion note, has anyone wondered what Rees-Mogg would look like with facial hair of a certain style?

[@johnmoore9862]

He’d look like a right c*nt………….well more of a c*nt than he does now.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

A tw*t?

[@MrNoelyG]

He should be expelled. From Earth.

[@thecarpetman7687]

Jaws you obey me….Expel him!

[@serinadelmar6012]

I would definitely tune in for that 😂

[@TheHookahSmokingCaterpillar]

Can we not send him beyond the CMB, just to be sure?!?

[@alisonburgin7348]

How rude of this highly and privately educated individual to ask a question of the appointed chair while pointing his finger at her!! Tut tut

[@NoMoreToriesAnymore]

No sign of Sunak and the spineless tory government in the house tonight. Why am I not surprised.

[@wayneparkinson4558]

weasel and stoats lie low in there bunkers until the truth is told for its all a overwhelming embarrassment for all?

[@frankcarter6427]

his influence and power are all but gone aren't they - unfortunately, the vaults of cash he made from Brexit are still intact - I reckon he'll be off soon

[@ArtyFactual_Intelligence]

And then they'll complain the tax rates drive these TRAITORS away from British shores.

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Maybe we should a brexit tax on those who told us to leave and profited from the misery inflicted on the nation

[@michaeljijus980]

Bravo dear Lady!!!!! That rude sneaky man need more lessons from decent people like you!! Simply Bravo

[@simonoliver6393]

He's such the pillock , really stands out in that circus 🎪

[@AntonioMiguelStral]

What do you think about that ?

[@cmcg3738]

“I think that’s a mic drop” Absolute cringe

[@only1icon1801]

Not wrong

[@fabioq6916]

More crimgeworthy than JRM making excuses for Boris?

[@cmcg3738]

@@fabioq6916 Yes. It sounded like your mum when she’s trying to be cool in front of your friends. Embarrassing.

[@s1lm4r1l6]

@@cmcg3738 I agree. That being said, Moggy's frankly desperate and typically right-wing accusations of bias were truly pathetic. Right Wingers resort to accusations of bias when they want to avoid the crux of the matter. Boris Johnson knew about the parties, attended some of the parties and then lied through his teeth to the House of Commons and the public at large. The idea that any decent person can vote Tory is frankly laughable. I'm not saying vote SNP, or Labour or Lib Dem. But how can anyone vote Tory and not think "Man, I'm a complete tosser"? That would require spectacular disconnect between what they think and other's perceptions of them. We talk of cringe. Nothing more cringeworthy than someone earning less than £100,000 a year talking about how they vote Tory.

[@brianwilson49]

“I think that’s a mic drop” Absolute truth.

[@RebekkaHay]

JRM makes my skin crawl.

[@christravis8288]

Jacob Rees Mogg is like a sketch show stereotype that never left the drawing board because the character was too 2 dimensional.

[@Alpine_Joe]

Two dimensional you say ? I'd say that's very generous of you.

[@googane7755]

He's a literal caricature of your typical posh englishman that you see in American stereotypes. Like who put him out in the real world?

[@christravis8288]

@@googane7755 absolutely. He's like a character created for The Thick Of It but they left him out because no one like that actually exists.

[@gedhoughton9523]

When Boris was found guilty, why should his honours list still go through??

[@johnnotrealname8168]

He has not been found guilty? There has been no trial as of yet.

[@stephensmith799]

Five counts of Contempt of the House. He’s not ‘innocent’!

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@stephensmith799 He has not been found guilty though.

[@stephensmith799]

@@johnnotrealname8168 Yes he has been found guilty of five Contempts, by an inquiry set up by Parliament as our unwritten constitution establishes. Could not be clearer.

[@johnnotrealname8168]

@@stephensmith799 Not by a Court of Law, also the Committee cannot find guilt.

[@Sou1defiler]

The Mewling Pencil once again shows he's nothing more than a Broken Pencil. Pointless.

[@davecap2641]

I have watched this clip 3 times, just love the slimy toad sulking in the corner after getting his ass handed to him. Well done that girl.

[@jasminejones7389]

well done that woman.

[@alexanderbartell208]

​@@jasminejones7389 How dare you assume someone's pronouns??

[@klamm_]

@@alexanderbartell208 grow up

[@alexanderbartell208]

@@klamm_ Yes Kevin.

[@kate4ever1]

Mogg the Mugg.

[@cozza1996]

Did his nanny type up the questions for him?

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

She’s still trying to get back into the UK after Brexit. Little Mogg didn’t think it through

[@Iazzaboyce]

It's not 'the government' that need be satisfied on the perception of impartiality in a trial with obvious political implications - it's the accused and the average person in the street. This was not merely a 'perception' of impartiality, this was a series of public statements that, showed Harman to be unequivocally partial. The head judge on this committee stated on several occasions she believed Boris was guilty, before she heard any of the hearing evidence. There's no escaping the absolute reality that, this situation constitutes 'judicial prejudice' and is the very definition of a 'kangaroo court'.

[@davidmurphy563]

Wow, she eviscerated him.

[@BikingChap]

He failed to remember the first rule of politics, "Never ask a question you don't know the answer to."

[@grumpyoldman8661]

Actually, it was a first rule of court room cross-examination enunciated by David Maxwell-Fyfe QC at the Nuremberg trials, when Mr. Justice Jackson allowed Hermann Goering to run rings around him. In fact she never really answered Rees-Mogg's question accurately; see my comment above.

[@raymondpulham1600]

So true just made him look like a bigger goose

[@IanBourneMusic]

He knew the answer. The question was for the Tory bots to use. They won't listen to the answer.

[@Mayberrino]

Not gonna lie that was so satisfying to see...Nice job Harriet 👍

[@archvaldor]

Loathsome as Rees-Mogg is remember Harman voted for the Iraq war and tried to block an inquiry into it. She's no better than him.

[@neilburns8869]

There's a very big difference between Mogg and Harman. Despite the fact Mogg has been fortunate enough to have a knighthood pending and Harman who is a far better respected member of Parliament who for whatever reason hasn't really received the same level of recognition as the staunch Brexiteer from Bath.

[@phtevlin]

Whenever I see JR-M doing anything, I keep thinking this man just stepped out of a Monty Python sketch. He has a startling resemblance to a young John Cleese.

[@marksimpson6170]

You are doubtless referring to the Upper Class Twit Of The Year sketch!

[@phtevlin]

@@marksimpson6170 Exactly.

[@davebarclay4429]

@@marksimpson6170 I wish you hadn't said that. I am now going to be haunted by the image of JRM taking the bra off the debutant.

[@artfuldodger9312]

The state of British democracy in the 21st century is incredibly disheartening and can evoke a strong emotional response, leaving one feeling overwhelmed with sadness.

[@tim2661]

I agree, but it had a good day today.

[@selvamthiagarajan8152]

Britain is going to the dogs, it is a pleasure to see it go down the toilet.

[@obi-wankenobi8446]

That isn't British democracy, it's exactly the same in every single government in the world. I have a lot of friends in different countries and it's all the same.

[@Youre-so-right]

I think party gate showed us all we do not live in a democracy.. if we do, its by name only withb no substance... if there were democracy, all the MPs involved in partygaate would already be in cuffs or out of a job and slapped with life changing fines.

[@tim2661]

@@obi-wankenobi8446 No, it's not the same. I have family in different parts of the world. The UK has cheats like Johnson but the system is sound. No part of Britain lacks clean water because the mayor has embezzled the sanitation budget.

[@dijoyjoe]

He will seek comfort from Nanny for 'bittie' (Little Britain).

[@glen9303]

I bet he does for real 😮

[@jamescaley9942]

I havae no problem if JRM had or even has a nanny. I have a problem with the nanny state - people who want the state to be a nanny for the rest of us.

[@njpringle]

Harriet Harman made an eloquent reposte to JRM, then it's totally ruined by one of the Labour woman MPs wittering on at the end about it being a Mic drop. The standard of many MPs is way too low, for running this country🙄

[@noodles8203]

His face said...;Fair do'

[@neilrobson3064]

Dripping with privilege, contempt and arrogance…..

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Don’t forget inbreeding. I don’t think anyone can be quite that pompous and have their head so deep in the sand without their family getting a little bit frisky with themselves at some point

[@deanrussell2224]

For us tho that’s the issue here

[@babymonalisa]

💯

[@bluebob81]

Thinking to himself "well at least nanny still loves me"

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

Actually she’s stuck at the French Border and can’t get back in thanks to Brexit. Mogg is upset he won’t be getting his warm milk and story time after this

[@checkymonkyful]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bluebob81]

@@TheFallofTheEleventh that explains a lot 😂

[@xijungson1168]

If Moggy wasn't conceived in the right bed he would be working the night shift in a warehouse, he's pretty thick.

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

That’s quite generous. Warehouse people usually require some level of common sense. Mogg has as much common sense as their is Oxygen in the vacuum of space

[@davidhowell7624]

Good on you Harriet, now that's what i call girl power.

[@LeornianCyng]

Trevor Noseworthy or Draco Malfoy whichever you prefer, continues to embarrass himself on daily basis.

[@simoncowell1029]

I love how he tries to own it with a condescending sort of "oh well played madam" nod, as if graciously recognising an amateur who had surprised him with her progress. He wants badly to turn the unforeseen situation into a display of his magnanimity, but you can see that in fact he's starting to get a rumbly tummy and a sweaty upper lip.

[@andrewtongue7084]

Harman squarely pushes Rees-Mogg back beneath the rock from which he emanated.

[@OurSeaBee]

Lord Hoffmann was accused of being biased against General Pinochet when the Law Lords ruled that he could be extradited to Spain. The ruling is that he wasn't biased, but his membership of Amnesty International meant that he could appear to be biased. Jacob Rees-Mogg is helpfully reminding us of Pinochet, whom Margaret Thatcher allowed to stay in her house. I assume he isn't comparing Boris Johnson to General Pinochet. Perhaps he thinks they were both the victims of biased judgements.

[@OurSeaBee]

I have corrected myself. The case was about Pinochet's extradition to Spain.

[@stephenbain389]

JBM is ghastly but I do love his "yep...she got me" nod at the very end. 😅

[@davidstone408]

JRM is an embarrassment for his constituency- they need to replace him at the next general election

[@jesusisking3974]

There should be an enquiry into how much money Rees-Mogg made off the back of Brexit deals. I believe it was mentioned £7 million pounds. He wasn't the only one. Too much backhanders, dodgy business deals with parliamentary members that needs investigated.

[@doubleana9184]

Jacob sat like a kid who lost his bottle

[@wayneparkinson4558]

He know needs his nanny to nurse him better

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

@@wayneparkinson4558which is funny since his nanny probably can’t work in the country now after Brexit. That why he moved all his business dealings to Dublin

[@wayneparkinson4558]

@@TheFallofTheEleventh He's in need of a good strong women tonight the whipping boy kind?

[@TheFallofTheEleventh]

@@wayneparkinson4558 I’d say he’s in need of spending a night in the underfunded crime ridden areas he’s help to create. See how he likes it when he’s the one being targeted

[@aperson22222]

Almost every MP is elected in a partisan contest, so if partisan “bias” disqualifies a member from sitting on a committee such as this, it becomes virtually impossible for the House to police itself. The only way you might be able to do it is to have the Speaker handle these cases single-handedly, which creates major problems in its own right.

[@mr.mistoffelees7188]

Mogg is such a waste of space.

[@nattyco]

Good to see Mogg put in his place.

[@bield7]

Love seeing Rees-Mogg owned 😂

[@pete3122]

The whole Tory party keeps getting owned but it makes no difference

[@royboy565]

Happens on a regular basis.

[@stephenconway2468]

She expected that remark from JRM. She prepared for it. She wiped him off the floor. All done with more politeness that his slouching sneering personality deserved.

[@macraghnaill3553]

They are given the questions in advance so they can have the answer

[@stephenconway2468]

@@macraghnaill3553 Are you sure that applies here?

[@macraghnaill3553]

@@stephenconway2468 she was reading from a written reply.

[@stephenconway2468]

@@macraghnaill3553 My point was that she expected the question. That does not mean she knew for certain but rather that she expected it.

[@macraghnaill3553]

@@stephenconway2468 and my point was that they are given the questions in advance, a week I think it is and then they have time to prepare the answer

[@beentwolong11]

I love how the Rap term " mic drop" has entered Parliament. 😊

[@connclissmann6514]

A most fair and balanced reply from HH.

[@RankinMsP]

"I think that's a mic drop Jacob Rees-Mogg" ❤️❤️❤️

[@nervesconcord]

I do have an honest question. If Labour ever get back in, will PoliticsJOE ever take them to task for anything, or will they just start to shill for them? I ask this because every person they seem to platform in an interview and every video is always firmly left, firmly socialist. Linker, Sanders, Kumar, wealth inequality, corporations bad, Starmer great, Mogg owned, every mashup mocking conservatives etc. I want to know because I typically don't listen to the opinion of any source with such an obvious bias and prefer ones that are objective and balanced in their coverage rather than ones that are partisan because you just know you won't be getting the full picture from them.

[@stevechadwick3724]

You'll find that every hypocritical, corrupt and incompetent decision they make will be over looked.

[@nervesconcord]

@@Borderman47 Well The Guardian are shite, and their right wing equivalent in The Daily Mail are too. Reuters and Forbes are decent outlets but they don't exactly cover the UK. My point is more when it's this clear there's a strong bias, how do people rationalise it away to convince themselves that they're actually well rounded and well informed, unless of course the outlet is something like Private Eye or The Onion and the point is just to mock whoever's in power and they change once another is in power, which is my question here with PoliticsJOE?

[@django3422]

The only thing that ruined that was the toff calling out "I think that was a mic drop". You're not meant to call it out, you're meant to sit there staring him down with a shit-eating grin on your face. XD

[@hopeyboi8750]

How is that a mic drop moment? Rees Mogg literally smiles and that was simply a straightforward question, followed by a straightforward answer. Happy days

[@ForGodAndTheEmpire]

Hardly a mic drop moment! If one is involved in proceedings of a similar nature, say before a court, and the judge has published Tweets which create a perception of bias on his part, it is entirely irrelevant that the government has confidence in his impartiality; the only relevant question is do the parties who are before the judge have confidence in him and, if not, should he refuse himself due to the perception of bias? In this case, I doubt the person at the centre of the proceedings - Boris Johnson - had confidence in the impartiality of this particular chair in light of her tweets; and I suspect that many reasonable people reading her tweets would have shared his doubts. So I think applying the test to which JRM refers, she ought to have recused herself. The outcome would likely have been the same but at least the fairness of the proceedings would not have been in doubt.

[@andrewkirk3159]

Utter nonsense. This was a Parliamentary matter and therefore what happens in the judiciary is “entirely irrelevant.“ The current Parliament has a Conservative majority as did the Committee of Privileges.

[@JP-sm4cs]

We're not allowed to call politicians liars in parliment but can we call them parasites?

[@alangriffiths8401]

The smug, I think I gotcha JRM trying to speak all calm and collective, then getting completely smacked to the ground with a polite and direct reply. Then having a childish sulk and a face like a smacked arse slouched in his seat.

[@ysgol3]

The 'Hoffman test' analogy is nonsensical - Lord Hoffman, a brilliant judge, heard a case in which Amnesty International was involved when he personally was involved with Amnesty. A rare, possibly unique, mistake by Lord Hoffman, and not analogous at all to the Johnson enquiry. One more example of how mediocre, under the suit and posh voice, Mogg actually is.

[@vladimirimp]

She was also appointed because the previous chair though himself biased in this matter and stood aside. The very context of her appointment was to avoid bias and the perception of it. Rees-Mogg might not recognise integrity because the groups he tends to associate with act very differently.

[@helenlinnell6108]

not sure it's a mic drop but it's certainly a, 'not everyone's a slime ball, Jacob' moment.

[@nalodailec]

Thank you Harriet Harman.

[@SagaciousFrank]

Why are you thanking her? She pioneered equality and diversity legislation, and campaigned for intergenerational sex (basically wanted to the age of consent lowered to 14).

[@floradiamonds]

​@@SagaciousFrankIt was a smear campaign by the Fail; Ms Harmon argued for equalisation of the age of consent for gays, but never for lowering the age for heterosexuals.

[@kevinrandall01]

So where was the mic drop moment?

[@seanmcconkey72]

Show the full clip.

[@0rthell0]

Jacob Rees-Mogg is a scoundrels idea of a gentlemen.

[@peakyblunder]

For the rest of us he's just a prick .

[@matt38]

⚡BOOM⚡ Sit down and shut up. 😂🤣😂

[@barrywonderdog]

Gervaise Brook-Hampster didn't even have the courage of his convictions to man up and vote against this. He's just gaming the system. The vexatious little Spode.

[@neilbowers6956]

This was the most beautiful thing seen in the House of Commons. Jacob Reese-Mogg is being handed his arse on a plate by Harriet Harman. "I think thats a mike drop Jacob Reese-Mogg."

[@davidgeorgea]

Oh what a motley crew . 😮l wonder what does the public make of this report. Who do we trust 😐 Can we trust Boris to tell the truth 😉 Just my view he misled us big time .

[@davyspoon]

Mogg = Lord Snooty

[@Mandeley100]

Mogg has humiliated himself several times during this debate, desperately trying to defend the indefensible by quoting what appeared to be meandering extracts from the report. Sadly for Mogg, obfuscation by serving up a word soup simply doesn't cut the mustard

[@markgoestofrankfurt]

Mogg gives the impression he is acting out a Downton Abbey episode.

[@au3264]

Important politicians travel around the world. They have a message or messages, ideas, things to say, that ring elsewhere. If reesmog ever reached inverness or coleraine in his live it should be noted as an achievement on his part.

[@kat2023.]

Good for her 👏 👍 👌

[@christopherobrien6570]

I have a lot of experience in giving evidence(sounds big headed but I can't help that). A person who is telling the truth can be asked the same question ad infinitum, and not be caught in a lie, not have to get antsy, and can withstand any amount of scrutiny. Ms Harman's calm dignity, and fluidity of delivery shows her experience, and skill. It's what I call thre 5 C's of giving evidence: Communicating Clearly, Calmly and Consistently =Credibility. A great lesson to all.

[@Michiel_de_Jong]

Jacob Rees Mogg : _"People_ _with_ _integrity,..._ _I_ _never_ _knew_ _they_ _actually_ _exist_ _in_ _this_ _place."_

[@dean4768]

Is it just me, or does Jacob look like that maths teacher you had at school who had the worst coffee breath ever?

[@davidfellows1650]

Harriet Harman is a wonderful ambassador of women. She led the way as a member of the Select Committee over Boris' lies.

[@OMG.Itss_Grandma]

But , she forgot to report Jenkins !!!

[@PresidentHotdog]

"I think that's a mic drop" 😑

[@JxH]

* Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg completely shut down in "mic drop moment" = LOL.