Jacob Rees-Mogg on Putin, Partygate and energy prices
Chopper's Politics
The Telegraph
4.2 • 864 Ratings
🗓️ 10 March 2022
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Summary
Jacob Rees-Mogg joins Christopher Hope in the Red Lion for a wide-ranging interview over a coffee. The Minister for Brexit Opportunities sets out the pros and cons for fracking amidst a looming energy crisis and sanctions on Russian oil, and claims that Partygate and “woke stuff” are fading out of view in light of world events. Plus, an exciting announcement for Royal Yacht watchers.
Also on the podcast: satirical comedian and host of BBC Radio 4's The News Quiz, Andy Zaltzman, on how to find humour, while striking the right tone, in a time of crisis.
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| 0:00.0 | Coming up on Chopper's Politics. |
| 0:04.0 | If he gets a fixed penalty notice for partying, drone lockdowns, |
| 0:08.0 | should he resign? |
| 0:09.0 | What's that all about? |
| 0:10.0 | Partygate. |
| 0:12.0 | What's that? Look, we've got to be serious. We've got to think about a |
| 0:15.2 | global crisis and we cannot be distracted by things that may or may not have happened |
| 0:20.7 | a couple of years ago for a few minutes. |
| 0:25.0 | I'm Christopher Hope, the Telegraph's Associate Editor, |
| 0:28.0 | and this is Chopper's Politics. |
| 0:30.7 | This week we saw a momentous occasion in the House of Commons as Ukrainian President |
| 0:35.9 | Voldemir Zulenski addressed MPs in the chamber. |
| 0:40.0 | I'm very grateful to you Boris. |
| 0:43.0 | I'm very grateful to you Boris. |
| 0:45.0 | Possibly the pressure of sanctions. |
| 0:50.0 | And please recognize this country. |
| 0:52.0 | And please recognize this country. And we'll be sticking with the subject of sanctions over the war in Ukraine as this |
| 0:58.8 | week we've seen Boris Johnson pledge to stop importing Russian oil and take unprecedented action |
| 1:05.6 | against Russian oligarchs including Chelsea FC owner Roman Abramovich. |
| 1:10.5 | So to discuss how the world has changed in just two weeks, just two weeks into one of sanctions, |
| 1:17.0 | energy supply issues and worries about a possible World War III, |
| 1:21.0 | we're joined by Jacob Re Smog, the Brexit Opportunities Minister. |
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