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, while a cabinet minister dismissed it 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 was facing for breaking lobbying rules.
