Quotes from Jacob Rees-Mogg

Marriage is a sacrament, and the decision of what is a sacrament lies with the Church, not with Parliament.

If we want to change a law, we can do that in Parliament. That is a democratic right that has often been taken from the E.U.

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.

Sometimes 'sin' taxes are useful not because of their perceived health benefits but because they are effectively a form of voluntary taxation which tends to arouse less irritation than other taxes.

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

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

It is in all our interests that the government, when buying goods or services, pays the lowest price.

It has never been the case that a peerage can be extinguished, even for the lifetime of a peer, by a motion of the Lords. This does not mean that there are not effective ways of penalising errant peers.

I'm of the opinion that one of the perks of being in Parliament is not having to do the school run.

One of the great constraints on economic growth and employment is that the tax and benefits system has grown up over generations and does not give the right incentives. Increasing the minimum wage does not solve this problem.

Before the government decides to raise the minimum wage, it must consider the effects of the tax and benefits merry-go-round that affects the low-paid.

I would rather my constituents were warm and prosperous than cold and impoverished as we are overtaken by emerging markets who understandably put people before polar bears.

I've never put all my eggs in one basket, and I've always been cautious.

It is hard to see taxing plastic bags as one of the great issues of our time that merits the foremost place in our finest statesmen's minds. It is an absurd little issue, a picayune proportion of household waste, and a pointless inconvenience in people's lives.

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.

When I'm overseas, I suspect I look like Mr. Bean.

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.

London's central role in the financial market would be undermined if wealthy foreigners did not want to come here.

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.

Electorally, the number of women who want to wear a burka is insignificant, yet it is important to defend such a minority against the tyranny of the majority.

I can't see the point in being in politics if you're not yourself. If you're simply interested in implementing other people's policies, then you should become a civil servant. If you have ideas and some form of ideology, then it's exciting because you can argue forward.

I very much like potatoes.

You alleviate poverty by trickle-down economics.

The BBC always wants to blame things on Brexit. I'm not saying this is a conspiracy: I'm saying it is a fact of life.