I did not express an opinion on whether or not Mr Rees-Mogg is fair-minded or not as I do not personally know him. What I said was that fair-minded people would accept that he should be able to hold his own beliefs and express them without hysterical people saying he should not.

I've no problem with JRM becoming Tory leader, he's that far away from the vast majority of the uk it should give Corbyn a landslide win.

Actually these views should endear him to the left, after all they align almost perfectly with that 'religion of peace' they're always telling us we must welcome into British society with open and tolerant arms.

My thoughts exactly - power to his elbow; let them elect him as leader, and make the Tories irrelevant for the next ten years.

The man is a walking anachronism, with the faint air of a PG Wodehouse character; smug, sneering, privileged and with not the faintest understanding of, or respect for, ordinary people. And to the OP who claims, rather hopefully, that fair minded people will respect his offensive views - no, they actually won't.

I think he has more in common with national action than the left.

He's entitled to his views. I don't think anyone has said he isn't. The fact that his views on abortion have more in common with those of the mullahs of the Taliban than the majority of people in this country show him to be out of touch. It shows a lack of empathy, compassion and pragmatism that would preclude him from being in high office.

He'll be very popular with the oldest voters and he's become a cult figure among sections of the young. Be careful what you wish for.

You read an online newspaper yesterday then!

I think not. He clearly distinguished between the law as set by the elected representatives on the people and his personal beliefs.

I think you're mistaken. Even most of the oldest voters don't share his views on abortion (it being accepted in UK law for 50 years).

He was the ONLY MP in the house to vote against keeping open the DUBS scheme for unaccompanied child refugees. Despite the Pope saying at the time "Protecting the world's migrants and refugees is a moral imperative". Seems he's keener on certain Catholic teachings than others.

Under the novelty persona lies an unpleasant man.

Quote Dally="Dally"He'll be very popular with the oldest voters and he's become a cult figure among sections of the young. Be careful what you wish for.'" There's no one who'd have voted labour who's now in moggmentum. He'll have a cult following with these s metro.co.uk/2017/08/30/young-tor ... s-6891620/

Quote Dally="Dally"He'll be very popular with the oldest voters and he's become a cult figure among sections of the young. Be careful what you wish for.'" There's no one who'd have voted labour who's now in moggmentum. He'll have a cult following with these s metro.co.uk/2017/08/30/young-tor ... s-6891620/

The same as Boris, when you look what they actually stand for it's repulsive.