THREAD: Today, Jacob Rees-Mogg, a man who grew up in extremely privileged circumstances, accused my constituents and anybody who opposes his extreme Brexit plans of being "cave-dwellers". /1
My constituents, many of whom live in difficult circumstances, are not "cave-dwellers" or a "liberal elite" for opposing Brexit. They share the same challenges affecting areas that votes to leave, including child poverty and job insecurity. /2
The only difference between my constituents and Leave supporting areas is that they don't believe leaving the EU is some magic bullet to solve all those problems. They know it requires investment and care, the kind Mr Rees-Mogg has consistently voted against. /3
For someone like Jacob Rees-Mogg to dismiss constituents like mine and those opposing this Tory Brexit across the country as "cave-dwellers" is an insult and unacceptable. He should apologise unreservedly for his comments. 4/4
