Jacob Rees Mogg's voting record is terrible
One thing I always say is when looking who to vote for is ignore press propaganda and always look at the voting history so you know exactly what you are voting for and when I did that with Jacob Rees Mogg I can safely say I was shocked but not surprised.
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| Mogg with his friend Tony Blair |
Consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against an investigation into the contrast between public statements and private actions in the run-up to the Iraq war he also voted against any investigations into the Iraq war afterwards.
Mogg is just as responsible as Tony Blair for the 2 million deaths in Iraq.
Consistently voted against equal gay rights
On 5 Feb 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing same-sex couples to marry.
On 21 May 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against allowing same-sex couples to marry.
On 5 Mar 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against enabling the courts to deal with proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, the same-sex couple.
On 5 Mar 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against making same-sex marriage available to armed forces personnel outside the UK.
Generally voted against laws to promote equality and human rights
On 13 Jul 2011:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to apply laws against work-related discrimination to mariners.
On 4 Dec 2012:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998
On 16 Apr 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to remove the duty on the Commission for Equality and Human Rights to work to support the development of a society where people's ability to achieve their potential is not limited by prejudice or discrimination and there is respect for human rights.
On 16 Apr 2013:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted against making it illegal to discriminate on the basis of caste
On 30 Jan 2014:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted to only allow human rights grounds to be used to prevent a foreign criminal being deported in cases where there would be a breach of the right to life, or right not to be tortured; and to add a new exemption to deportation for cases where harm to the criminal's children outweighs the public interest in removal.
On 26 May 2016:
Jacob Rees-Mogg voted in favour of repealing the Human Rights Act 1998; against plans to save the steel industry including fast-tracking infrastructure projects requiring large amounts of steel; and against a principle of the Government not borrowing to fund day-to-day spending.
Consistently voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax")
Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices
Consistently voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability
Consistently voted for making local councils responsible for helping those in financial need afford their council tax and reducing the amount spent on such support
Consistently voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits
Consistently voted against spending public money to create guaranteed jobs for young people who have spent a long time unemployed
Always voted against a banker’s bonus tax
Consistently voted for more restrictive regulation of trade union activity
always voted against restricting the provision of services to private patients by the NHS
Almost always voted against greater public control of bus services
Always voted against slowing the rise in rail fares
Consistently voted against a publicly owned railway system
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