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| Senior figures from across the political spectrum have condemned activists who targeted Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and his children outside their London home, telling the youngsters: “Your daddy is a horrible person.” | Senior figures from across the political spectrum have condemned activists who targeted Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg and his children outside their London home, telling the youngsters: “Your daddy is a horrible person.” |
| A video posted to Facebook by the group Class War showed police standing guard outside the Westminster property on Tuesday evening as veteran anarchist Ian Bone and other demonstrators heckled the children and their nanny. | A video posted to Facebook by the group Class War showed police standing guard outside the Westminster property on Tuesday evening as veteran anarchist Ian Bone and other demonstrators heckled the children and their nanny. |
| Bone shouted, as leading Brexiter Rees-Mogg and his wife attempted to usher two children inside: “Lots of people don’t like your daddy, do you know that? He probably hasn’t told you that. Lots of people hate him.” | Bone shouted, as leading Brexiter Rees-Mogg and his wife attempted to usher two children inside: “Lots of people don’t like your daddy, do you know that? He probably hasn’t told you that. Lots of people hate him.” |
| The home secretary, Sajid Javid, tweeted that the protest was “absolutely disgraceful”. Former Labour cabinet minister Andrew Adonis, an arch rival of the MP on Brexit, said: “Demonstrating outside Mr Rees-Mogg’s house and hustling his children is utterly deplorable. The police should sort this out immediately.” | The home secretary, Sajid Javid, tweeted that the protest was “absolutely disgraceful”. Former Labour cabinet minister Andrew Adonis, an arch rival of the MP on Brexit, said: “Demonstrating outside Mr Rees-Mogg’s house and hustling his children is utterly deplorable. The police should sort this out immediately.” |
| Yvette Cooper, Labour chair of the home affairs select committee, further criticised the actions by the activists. | Yvette Cooper, Labour chair of the home affairs select committee, further criticised the actions by the activists. |
| Leave the kids out of it. Don’t care what your views on Jacob Rees-Mogg, it is disgraceful to target his family, and shameful when politics becomes personal abuse. Children & family are never fair game | Leave the kids out of it. Don’t care what your views on Jacob Rees-Mogg, it is disgraceful to target his family, and shameful when politics becomes personal abuse. Children & family are never fair game |
| Former Tory MP Ben Gummer, whose father John was a senior minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, added: “I am the child of a politician who had a big media profile. I had my share of this stuff. All I can say is that seeing it done to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s children brings an oh so angry lump to my throat. It is a cruel thing to do to a child, and it will mark them forever.” | Former Tory MP Ben Gummer, whose father John was a senior minister under Margaret Thatcher and John Major, added: “I am the child of a politician who had a big media profile. I had my share of this stuff. All I can say is that seeing it done to Jacob Rees-Mogg’s children brings an oh so angry lump to my throat. It is a cruel thing to do to a child, and it will mark them forever.” |
| Ian Lavery, chair of the Labour party, tweeted: | Ian Lavery, chair of the Labour party, tweeted: |
| Rang Mr Rees - Mogg tonight. In terms of upbringing & politics we’re polar opposites not sure if he ever worked at the pit ! but NO politicians families should ever be targeted under ANY circumstances. Politics aside this abhorrent behaviour is never ok. https://t.co/LWKTvZxglB | Rang Mr Rees - Mogg tonight. In terms of upbringing & politics we’re polar opposites not sure if he ever worked at the pit ! but NO politicians families should ever be targeted under ANY circumstances. Politics aside this abhorrent behaviour is never ok. https://t.co/LWKTvZxglB |
| Bone also targeted the family’s nanny, Veronica Crook, when she arrived on the doorstep with two more of the couple’s children, including baby son Sixtus. | Bone also targeted the family’s nanny, Veronica Crook, when she arrived on the doorstep with two more of the couple’s children, including baby son Sixtus. |
| Bone shouted: “Daddy doesn’t pay her very much. Daddy says the minimum wage doesn’t count for anything. Poor Nanny Crook who looks after you and wipes your bottom, doesn’t get enough money every week. But Daddy doesn’t care.” | Bone shouted: “Daddy doesn’t pay her very much. Daddy says the minimum wage doesn’t count for anything. Poor Nanny Crook who looks after you and wipes your bottom, doesn’t get enough money every week. But Daddy doesn’t care.” |
| “Your dad won’t answer the question,” he told the children, after the MP refused to reveal how much their nanny was paid. Crook answered: “I don’t need to tell you that… All I can tell you is I’m very happy.” | “Your dad won’t answer the question,” he told the children, after the MP refused to reveal how much their nanny was paid. Crook answered: “I don’t need to tell you that… All I can tell you is I’m very happy.” |
| The anarchist author accused the nanny of having “Stockholm syndrome” and of saying whatever her employer asked her to. She was asked whether she wanted to join a union to which she responded, “No, I don’t want to do that,” laughing. | The anarchist author accused the nanny of having “Stockholm syndrome” and of saying whatever her employer asked her to. She was asked whether she wanted to join a union to which she responded, “No, I don’t want to do that,” laughing. |
| Sources close to the family played down the incident, suggesting the children had thought it was amusing. | Sources close to the family played down the incident, suggesting the children had thought it was amusing. |
| Rees-Mogg, who missed chairing a febrile meeting of the European Research Group to rush home to his family, told the Sun newspaper: “It was a small protest by anarchists, which not surprisingly was disorganised, unpunctual and shortlived.” | Rees-Mogg, who missed chairing a febrile meeting of the European Research Group to rush home to his family, told the Sun newspaper: “It was a small protest by anarchists, which not surprisingly was disorganised, unpunctual and shortlived.” |
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