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Jacob Rees-Mogg and his business partner were negotiating to sell their fund management company to an American group for up to £100m during the summer before talks collapsed after objections from colleagues.

Scoop by me and @OwenWalker0

ft.com/content/c3918a…
well I didn’t expect this reaction in the comments section
Jacob Rees-Mogg would have made up to £15m from the deal
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Leaked government paper warns that the UK’s efforts to strike a US trade deal after Brexit could “severely limit” Britain’s ability to negotiate an equivalent agreement with the EU.

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The document says relaxing SPS standards in the UK to get a US trade deal could damage public health.

“Weakening our SPS regime to accommodate one trade partner could irreparably damage our ability to maintain UK animal, plant and public health, and reduce trust in our exports.”
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“Their (US) rules specify ‘acceptable levels’ of maggots in orange juice, rat droppings in ginger and hormone levels in beef. The right level should be zero.”

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Jim Pickard
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Awkward letter to Times from leading constitutional expert
"The Queen will have been used to make a Conservative party political broadcast"
arguably you could say that (to some extent) about every Queen’s Speech
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Jim Pickard
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banana republic klaxon:

Boris Johnson’s government has awarded £100,000 of taxpayers’ money to a company that donated £25,000 to his leadership campaign

buzzfeed.com/alexwickham/bo…
fair to say that @alexwickham is on fire at the moment
@alexwickham now going to point out that £10m went to 16 ports, so Bristol's £100,000 is way under the average....but this is an obvious conflict of interest, weird they didn't spot it
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Jacob Rees-Mogg, existing in the world because a child's blood once touched a painting of a slumlord. Jacob Rees-Mogg, a man who can't say "mother" without achieving climax. Jacob Rees-Mogg, who would ask a genie to grant him the power to pop guide dogs "just because".
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Jacob Rees-Mogg says that "you've got to understand the history" before condemning the British concentration camps during the Boer War. Unfortunately, he doesn't. So here's a fact-check. [THREAD] 1/10 bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-pol…
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water gives us freedom
@stephenaharper
alright you fucks

i am here to singlehandedly solve brexit once and for all so here it is

the world cup of brexit deals.
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get ready for group a!
group A!
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no deal
continuity remain
remain & join the euro
leave (war with spain)
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oh just fuck me up daddy. let's see what fucking happens here we go and stockpile like we might die!!!!
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