Jacob Rees-Mogg

“The Catholic Church's teachings are authoritative. There is a moral absolute on abortion - that it is wrong.”

“Perhaps one day the world will end, giving the last group to predict it the satisfaction of being right - but as many have been wrong so far, it does not seem wise to make public policy on the back of these fears.”

“The experience in Iraq has taken away the essential trust which political leaders need before embarking on military action. It was meant to be about weapons of mass destruction rather than regime change. Unfortunately, the nation was misled, and secret service information was misused.”

“I'm not a moderniser. I accept that things like escalators do need an upgrade every now and then, but I think the fundamental principles of Conservatism have a long thread running through them that does not need to be modernised.”

“Eschatological fears are an ancient human concern. The Romans expected the world to end in 634 B.C. owing to a prophecy involving twelve eagles, while the early Christians anticipated the Final Judgment in their own lifetimes. Pope Sylvester II thought A.D. 1000 would be the last year, a view updated for the modern age by the Millennium bug.”

“One doesn't need money to run for Parliament, but it is undoubtedly expensive.”

“I would always vote for Tory candidates in the United Kingdom, and I would probably be Republican if I was an American.”

“Unsalted butter is a sin against the Holy Ghost.”

“Zero-hours contracts offer an entry point for people who are either new to the workforce or have commitments that make it hard to work full-time.”

“The E.U. is a backward-looking project based on an economic model of the 20th century.”

“Meeting someone does not mean you're endorsing them.”

“It's widely accepted that it is reasonable for a government to use tax policy to change behaviour.”

“Not everyone will always agree with me.”

“If we say to the E.U. our backstop position is that we will be the vassal state, why should the E.U. make any effort to make any arrangement other than us to be a vassal state?”

“The appetite of the British people for a long-term involvement in another Middle Eastern conflict could not be weaker. There is no wish to have any further long-term obligations of a military kind that do not affect the most direct national interest.”

“A nanny, by being the child's doughty defender, may put sensitive noses out of joint.”

“I think, with a negotiation, you have to go in knowing what you want, knowing what your bottom line is, and knowing what you might accept if you're absolutely pushed.”

“Employers' national income is a particular disincentive to employ because it is an expense without benefit.”

“Obstacles to trade put up the cost both to consumers and businesses.”

“I very much like potatoes.”