Jacob Rees-Mogg has been accused of misleading parliament with a smear against a HuffPost UK reporter. HuffPost UK did not edit the recording that had been passed to us, and our article quoted it in full. But Rees-Mogg, who is the leader of the House of Commons, on Thursday falsely accused Singh of “editing” the tape using a journalistic “cheat”. It is the second time in recent weeks that a senior Conservative MP has smeared a HuffPost UK journalist. Produce your evidence, Jacob Rees-Mogg, or retract and set the record straight.”In the recording passed to HuffPost UK, Raab told FCDO staff: “I squarely believe we ought to be trading liberally around the world.

Source: Huffington Post March 18, 2021 13:17 UTC