Jacob Rees-Mogg laughs as he is unable to name leader of Welsh Conservatives

Jacob Rees Mogg is asked if he can name the leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the House of Commons.

Jacob Rees-Mogg was unable to name the leader of the Welsh Conservatives when asked in Parliament.

The Commons Leader was asked if he could name Andrew RT Davies by Cardiff West MP Kevin Brennan at Business Questions on Thursday.

It comes after Mr Rees-Mogg, MP for North East Somerset, called Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross a “lightweight figure” in the party on television on Wednesday night.

His comments followed a call from Mr Ross for the Prime Minister to resign.

Mr Brennan asked: “Following his disparaging remarks about the leader of the Scottish Conservatives, can we have a statement from him about exactly what he meant by that?

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“For example, does he think the leader of the Welsh Conservatives is a lightweight figure? And can he name him?”

After briefly laughing and then remaining silent for a moment, Mr Rees-Mogg replied: “The Secretary of State for Wales is called Simon Hart.”

Mr Davies was first elected leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd in 2011 before resigning in 2018. He was reappointed last January.

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