Labour calls on Jacob Rees-Mogg to resign over lobbying row

Shadow Commons leader says his position is ‘untenable’, as minister dismisses affair as ‘storm in a teacup’

Labour has called for Jacob Rees-Mogg to resign from his post as leader of the Commons because of his role in the Owen Paterson lobbying row, which a cabinet minister dismissed as a “storm in a teacup”.

The shadow leader of the Commons, Thangam Debbonaire, said Rees-Mogg’s position had become untenable because of the role he played in getting Conservative MPs to vote for a motion that would spare Paterson the proposed 30-day suspension he faced for breaking lobbying rules.

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