UK election 2024: Jacob Rees-Mogg loses seat to Labour

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Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has been defeated by Labour’s Dan Norris in the new North East Somerset and Hanham constituency, in yet another blow for the Conservative Party.

The 55-year-old Arch-Brexiteer was elected as the MP for North East Somerset in 2010, 2015, 2017 and 2019 – when he achieved 50.4% of the vote and had a majority of 14,729.

But he has now been unseated by Labour’s West of England mayor Dan Norris, who won 20,739 votes compared to 15,420 for Sir Jacob. Turnout for the poll was 69.38%.

Sir Jacob, a father-of-six, congratulated both Mr Norris and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer, who he said he “led his party to what seems to be a historic victory”.

Mr Norris told how Sir Jacob had defeated him during an election in 2010 and he was now able to return the “compliment”, paying tribute to the Conservative’s “genuine care” for the constituency.

In 2010, Mr Norris lost his seat to Sir Jacob having represented the Wansdyke constituency – which became North East Somerset that year – since 1997.

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He’ll be running off to Nanny for bitty.

JohnHollyoak-vxpn
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He'll be getting in his time machine and return to 1724

jackryder-swrk
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Gracious in defeat, which is more than can be said about Liz Truss.

BjørjaBear
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Oh lovely!!🤣🤣👍 tories were arrogant, cold and never listened, they are finished forever!

Rick-xpsy
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Bye bye Moggy. Nanny will have to find you somewhere else to nap now during the afternoons. 😴😴

PC
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It's like unbloking the toilet 🪠🚽 and the stench drifting away

RebelPrintMedia
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Serves him right..he got too complacent

tricia
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One of the best results of the night, good

jmw-qtih
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The only bad news is smoke has more time to talk s*** on the telly

jhonson
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JOhnsons crushing win in 2019 was attributed to Brexit - the crushing 2024 loss should also be attributed to Brexit - you wouldnt know it from the media though

scottba
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Even now mogg wont take responsibility for losing . Pathetic

delboyd
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I don't want to hear it just leave...

diamonds
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One if the freat things about being British is being magnanimous in victory and humble in defeat. JRM showed that there.

scottm
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Please accept My sincere condolences to Jacob Rees-Mogg 😢😢😢💞🐨🐨🦘

florence
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Yes… all the English fishies are now ‘happy fishies’!

i.m.
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Could they not have announced it earlier in the night, poor Jacob will have to stay in the sports hall all day now the sun has come out

eoghanwalsh
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WHAT we never knew we were unpopular ! 😂😂😂😂

richardt
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He was mildly amusing for a while but when the country's in such a pickle 'mildly amusing' doesn't cut it.

paulsharp
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ReesMogg AND Truss ! HILARIOUS !!!

nickclarke-hands
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Minister for the 18th Century can go back

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