Jacob Rees-Mogg took his family to watch the new Downton Abbey film at their local Cineworld having crammed his large familyHis vintage Bentley and his wife, who was forced to take the seat in the back of his car.
The Conservative MP, who arrived for the 11am screening of the New Era movie in Bristol along with wife Helena and four of their six children, reportedly stood up when God Save The King played during the screening of the period drama.
Father-of-six Mr Rees-Mogg, 52, left via a side door before the family piled in his £20,000 vintage grey Bentley 1968 T-Series, with Helena de Chair, 45, and the three younger children squeezing into the back.
Peter Theodore Alphege, his eldest son – also known as’mini Mogg’ because of his resemblance with his father – sat at the front alongside his Brexit minister father.
Jacob Rees Mogg took his entire family to Downton Abbey and loaded them into his Bentley vintage afterward
Helena (the wife of Conservative MP) arrived at Bristol’s Hengrove Cineworld for 11am to see the New Era film with her four children and Helena.
The Mirror reports that Sir Gubby Alley, a renowned cricketer from North East Somerset, bought the MP’s Bentley.
Jacob Rees Mogg’s father, a former editor for The Times, attended an auction after his son’s 1989 death. He saw the vehicle up for sale.
Jacob then turned 23 years old and approached Jacob about the possibility of acquiring it.
Mr Rees-Mogg had raised eyebrows last month after he left notes saying ‘sorry you were out when I visited, I look forward to seeing you in the office very soon’ on empty desks at Whitehall amid a row about working from home.
“It seemed as though the office hadn’t been used in 2 years,” said the MP. There are thousands of pounds worth of taxpayer money being used, and they must be there. We should hire someone to manage this property if they are not.
Father-of-six Mr Rees-Mogg, 52, then left in his £20,000 vintage grey Bentley 1968 T-Series, with Helena de Chair, 45, and the three younger children squeezing into the back
Peter Theodore Alphege, his eldest son – also known as’mini Mogg’ in his remembrance to his father – sat at the front
While discussing a message that he had left on a whiteboard, on a visit to the Eurotunnel in Folkestone, Kent, he added: ‘I wrote on the whiteboard saying, ”Can we reallocate this space because you clearly don’t need it?”
Mr Rees-Mogg’s zealous attempts to end WFH, including leaving notes on empty desks, have faced criticism from some other ministers, with Nadine Dorries accusing him of a ‘Dickensian’ approach to the issue.
It is said that the Cabinet renounced the idea to remove London weightings from the salaries for people still not commuting into London.
To Cabinet, Mr Rees Mogg wrote a letter asking them to send a clear message about a “rapid return” to the office to all staff.
Downing Street stated that Boris Johnson had supported the efforts of Mr Rees Mogg.