The former PM said Western leaders should not work with China, warning that totalitarian regimes ‘don’t tell the truth’.
The speaker intervened, but even she seemed to enjoy the remarks a bit!
“Well then you don’t do the cheese sandwich ... because we have been decades without inflation we have come to regard it as some sort of given right that our food doesn’t go up.”
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey will also address the BCC gathering.
The Council of Europe was established following the Second World War to uphold democracy and freedom throughout the continent.
Labour former minister Dawn Butler described Rees-Mogg’s comments as “deeply concerning”.
No 10 said leaving the European Union was allowing the UK to take a more tailored approach to policies.
Sir John Hayes claimed too many conservatives chose to ‘opt out of conflict’.
The comments have been described as "ignorant" and "stupid" by Ian Dunt.
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