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Jacob Rees-Mogg says appointment of Esther McVey as ‘tsar for wokedom’ is ‘tokenistic flimflam’

Former cabinet minister Jacob Rees-Mogg has called Esther McVey’s appointment to the cabinet as a minister without portfolio “tokenistic”. It was reported by the Sun newspaper yesterday that McVey would return to the cabinet as Rishi Sunak‘s de facto “common sense tsar”. Downing Street later confirmed the appointment. McVey has previously served as the secretary… Read more »