Jacob Rees-Mogg

“I like to have one car that I can be certain will go. The thing about classic cars is you can't always assume they will go.”

“I believe that politicians should implement the promises that they've given in manifestos.”

“Subsidising inefficient businesses does not encourage them to become more competitive and means that extra money has to be taken from tax payers for the same result. Inevitably, this reduces the total size of the economy and lowers living standards.”

“In an age of considerable bureaucratic burdens, a business knowing immediately that someone who has the relevant training is eligible to work in the United Kingdom is an important convenience and helps keep costs down.”

“If people ignore the rules already, new regulations are not likely to deter them.”

“You've got to judge people, ultimately, by their actions rather than their words.”

“To have charitable support given by people voluntarily to support their fellow citizens, I think, is rather uplifting and shows what a good, compassionate country we are.”

“I'm not a great beer drinker, but I do like Butcombe, probably because it's made of good Somerset water.”

“We need to be free to do deals with the rest of the world.”

“In the U.S., free speech and the press are protected by the First Amendment. It has a clarity unmatched by modern legislators and declares that 'Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or the press.'”

“It is obviously sensible the crossing of a border ought not to protect a criminal from the consequences of his crime.”

“In the 2010s, it is not the price of bread that is falsely and unnecessarily inflated by obstinate politicians but that of energy. There are cheap sources of energy either available or possible, but there is a reluctance to use them.”

“I take the teachings of the Catholic Church seriously.”

“As a general rule, governments are wise to avoid taxation that is voluntary, as they need a steady stream of income.”

“Extradition treaties date back at least to 1259 B.C., when the Hittite King Hattusili the Third and Ramesses the Second signed a treaty of 'peace and brotherhood for all time.' They have become more commonplace as international travel has become easier and sensibly streamlined.”

“Many foreign property owners work in the City of London and are encouraged to bring their expertise and earning power to this country because of the favourable capital tax environment. Attacking their property profit may encourage some to leave, but it would certainly deter others from coming in the first place.”

“We are the Conservative and Unionist party. No Conservative would do anything to harm the union, and that crucially includes Northern Ireland.”

“I would almost certainly vote for Trump if I was American.”

“When Margaret Thatcher was leader, she and Michael Heseltine were hardly soulmates, but she would not have allowed personal rivalry to take the heat off the Labour Party, whose own deep internal divisions are buried in other news now, nor would she have countenanced any attempt to have a show trial.”

“Although nannies who cover more than one generation are rare, those like Veronica Crook - who looked after me and now looks after my four children - are pearls of great price. They provide a continuity and stability for a family that is of inestimable value for the child and, indeed, the man.”