Jacob Rees-Mogg has been appointed Business Secretary by new Prime Minister Liz Truss, and reports suggest he already has big plans in the department. The MP for North Somerset has already said that his “overriding mission is to deliver affordable and plentiful energy to the British people and to make the economy as efficient, innovative and dynamic as possible”, adding that “this will be the department for growth”. Mr Rees-Mogg is well known in Westminster for his staunch free market views. Many expect he will use his new role to try and drastically reduce red tape and regulations that businesses currently have to adhere to.
Some fear, however, that this could also include workers' rights. Lawyer and political campaigner Peter Stefanovic recently shared a clip which showed Mr Rees-Mogg opposing paid holidays and the national minimum wage.
The video, from March 2013, shows Mr Rees-Mogg speaking in Parliament. He says: "It is very hard to believe that the right to paid holiday is an absolute moral right."
Later in the debate, he adds: "Mr Deputy Speaker you will rule me out of order if I think raising the minimum wage would be extremely unwise, so I wouldn't dare say it.
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