James O'Brien reacts to Partygate Commons debate | LBC 

My MP (Mary Robinson, Con. Cheadle) failed to vote. I wrote to her immediately and told her how low her moral compass was set and what a despicable coward she was for not voting. It can mean one of two things: she supports Boris or she questions the committee's judgement. Either way, she should not be allowed to get anywhere near Parliament again.

Give Mogg his due, he's consistently nauseating with his totally undisguised air of entitlement which prevents him from seeing how much he disgusts people.

Our MP Caroline Ansell didn’t bother either but she did vote to allow sewage in to the sea for another 15 years whilst supposedly representing a seaside town that relies on tourism. Typical of her 🙄

I am a pretty easy going person and with a long career in the NHS have managed to get on with most people, which has been increasingly challenging over the last few years. Now here comes the ‘but’, as when I think about some of these Tories, I am so angry, disgusted and ashamed that this Government represents us as a country at home and internationally. One of the worst is Rees-Mogg, who’s sheer sycophant arrogance and pseudo intellectualism is so misplaced that it’s quite laughable and I am at a loss to think of anyone else so undeserving of a knighthood.

The MP whose name James couldn't pronounce is Lea Nici. She's my local MP and her name is pronounced "Utter Waste of Space". Like Mogg, she made a nonsensical defence of Johnson - got rightly laughed at - toured the few media outlets who knew who she was announcing her intent to vote against the report and then abstained.

You're spot on James. It's ESSENTIAL that we claw back our democracy.

Mogg defending Johnson in parliament is one of the most disgusting and sickening things I've seen. Just awful.

Could not bother to see his entire speech defending Johnson .It was too weird and sickening .

Thank you for this. I have just written to Mel Stride, my MP, to ask him why he failed to vote on this fundamentally important issue.

If I don't go to work I don't get paid, but I didn't ask thousands of local to pay me £60K a year to work in Westminster and then not turn up to vote on an issue of national importance costing millions to sort out what the most powerful man in the country did will we were all in Lockdown while 200K people died gruesome deaths alone tended by medics overworked, under protected and also catching the virus and dying. The issue is sort of important.

Jacob Rees Mogg is pretty much a caricature, a parody of a human being, a stereotype of what the world thinks posh English snobs are like. And they're not wrong, he's Lord Snooty crossed with Walter the Softie from the Beano.

Mogg represents absolutely everything that is wrong with the people in Westminster and gov

Every last Tory that didn’t show up is immature and shameful.

Having watched a large portion of the “debate”, I am glad Elwood’s change of position (regardless of what you think caused it) has been recognised because not only did he turn up and stick to his word, but he spoke up in favour of the committee’s report he was previously only going to endorse if he could make time for the vote. He’s not my MP, I’m not a Tory voter and you could argue “he’s just doing his job” but it did reassure me a little bit that despite the failings of many others within the Tory party, some are prepared to listen and not side with them. I also hope the two MP’s who were asked to leave the House for calling Johnson out on his lies get the black marks removed from their names after being proved right.

Not turning up at such a crucial event is unacceptable as thats what we PAY them for! they should ALL be recalled! i think thats called a general election!

Little Lord Fauntleroy aka Rees Mogg is so far up his and Boris's backside. His lack of self awareness is off the scale

My MP Desmond Swayne intended to vote against but didn't have the competence to cast his vote properly😂

What do you expect from a man that at 28 years old 28 years old had to get his nanny to accompany him on a campaign trial

Jacob Rees-Mogg. An 18th century vampire with nothing but contempt for parliament and the common folk.

I do hope the country remembers this at the next election.

With all this party gate stuff going on. What terrible white paper has got through Parliament under the radar?

Resmogg, possibly the most ridiculous of all the Tories with the possible exceptions of Liz Truss, Mark Francois, Desmond Swayne, Nadine Dorries, Edward Lee, and Michael Fabricant. Although I could name a few more. Agree or disagree - replies welcome. Thank you. And if I've misspelled any of these names, honestly, I couldn't give a ...

Our Swedish PM would had not mind to wait while Sunak went away to vote. The last weeks has Borisgate been in our Swedish news nearly daily...

I’m never in favour of bringing folks weans into any argument but have ye seen the pics of Rees smug and his young lad dressed up like him🙀he’s like lord snooty from the Beano fae back in my childhood 🙈I’m Irish been living in Birmingham for the last 16 years and I’ve nothing but loathing for Boris & the tories🤮my standard of living has dropped significantly since brexit. Love your show James, listen to you most days👌🏼🍀

Election NOW, Tories OUT! - This should be the slogan of mass protests int the UK

I am very much afraid that it appears the only reason for anyone going into politics at the national level, and this is particularly apparent in current Conservative Party ranks, is for self advancement, an easy life with optional working hours, honours for doing very little very badly and retiring with a handsome pension. Contrast this with the country’s teachers and workers in the NHS where a strong element of vocation and dedication to a career is met with little more than a kick in the teeth for their efforts.

My MP didn't show up, _despite_ being a Johnson ally, _despite_ being a recipient of a knighthood, curtesy of the aforementioned Johnson and _despite_ being a backbencher. Step forward, Conor Burns!

I don't think you should leave Brexit out of it James. Many, if not all Tory MPs who abstained, campaigned for parliament to be sovereign. But when parliament does something that doesn't feather their nest, they deserted their posts. Let the ones shouting sovereignty the loudest in the run up to the vote in 2016, explain their subsequent desertion.

It reminded me o Nigel Farage who couldn't be bothered to attend the EU parliament, of which he was supposed to be representing his constituents! 😤

Brendan Clarke-Smith said he was going to vote against the report but ended up attending a Boris Johnson gathering instead.

The Guardian published the full roster of MP's and how they voted or bottled it.

I actually like Sunik when he was chancellor and was willing to give him room to develop as a PM, but this act of cowardice on his part in relation to Boris has stymied that completely. I guess I am voting either liberal or labour in the next election because I can no longer stomach the Tories…. This will be my first non Tory vote in a general election. There are limits… they have now been reached.

Listening to Rees Mog rambling on about freedom of speech and expression has caused me great discomfort. I wonder if under the new police act against protest, I could report him for disturbing my day with his words? What a hypocrite!

To quote Bob Mortimer, Tory solidarity is like "fingerprints on an abandoned handrail." Splintering is also proven in the US House of Representatives when Republicans abstain or vote 'present,' afraid to alienate themselves from the far right.

The Smogg's defence of the indefensible. A fixed penalty is not an admission of guilt. Correct but it is an alternative to PROSECUTION. Johnson could have tested his innocence in court if he was so sure of it. "we conclude that Mr Johnson is unlikely to have been unaware" is a phrase plucked out of paragraph 83 with no context by Rees Mogg. Context :-Johnson asserts that he did not observe what was going on as he passed the entrance to the Press Office, on the way to his flat at 9.58 pm because his “mind was decisively elsewhere” and “my attention is often elsewhere when I am returning to the flat”. How could he not have observed a gathering of 25 -40 who had been drinking since 5PM that went on to the "early hours” Whether the report statement is a double negative or not is irrelevant to its conclusion which any reasonable person would come to. Johnson was assured that all rules were being followed and Rees Mogg received the same assurances:- Findings of report para. 181 "Johnson initially asserted that Guidance had been complied with when he had meant to say Rules, and rather than correcting what he now admits to have been an error, subsequently reiterated this assertion despite having been advised by his Principal Private Secretary not to make this claim. He was content to convey the impression that the events (plural) against which allegations had been made were in fact “non-events”, and, to paraphrase, that it was nonsense to suggest that the rule- makers at the heart of government were also rule-breakers." Appearance of bias ;- The committee comprises 4 Tories 2 Labour including the chair and 1 SNP MP's. Any perceived bias is firmly in the Tory camp by the very structure of the committee. The only one attacked by Smogg is the Labour Harriet Harmen for bias because of a tweet yet all members of the committee have criticised Johnson at one time or another and as the man is proven pathological liar it would be extremely difficult for anyone sitting on the committee or in Parliament not to be aware of this incontrovertible fact. Harmen informed the commons that she offered to stand down but was assured everything was OK. Now the Smogg wants to know who gave such an assurance According to the Smogg there is not a shred of evidence against Johnson yet according to the committee he • Deliberately mislead the Commons on numerous occasions • Deliberately mislead the Committee • Breached confidences • Impugning the Committee and thereby undermining the democratic process of the House • Being complicit in the campaign of abuse and attempted intimidation of the Committee. All of these findings are self evident and only the wilfully blind or ignorant could come to any other conclusion 118 Tories vote in support of the report 225 abstained . Aneurin Bevan proved right yet again. Nothing has changed since 1948.

Who are the people voting Mogg in? tells you what sort of people are like in his Somerset area.

Elwood only changed his mind when he was read an email from someone saying if he abstained she would not vote for him. Until then he was adamant he was not going to be there. Scared for his job did the trick, just another disingenuous tory.

James O’Brien would make a great PM. With Nick Abbot as Home Secretary. And Johnson plus his ERG colleagues in prison.

It's not ridiculousness. It's entitled arrogance.

The tories have time and again displayed utter contempt for the British public. And the sad thing is there are many "I'm alright jacks" out there who will vote tory no matter what, despite the utter shambles the economic state is. Time to vote these "bankers" out now.

At the next election I will base my vote on the candidate who isn’t Tory. Doesn’t matter if they're Labour, Lib Dem, Green, e.c.t. whichever candidate has the best chance of winning over the Tory is who i'll vote for. I'll hold my nose if need be!

I'm still trying to work out what service to politics or public service Rees-Smug thinks he's achieved to justify his elevation.

If an MP misses 6 votes within a year they should be sacked and hold a bi election for not doing their jobs

Honestly JRM’s accent is the most irritating voice in parliamentary history. It grates like no other. It must stop. NOW😮😮😮

I love Mogg's body language when he was asking his question - he even changed his voice to super cool dude who's about to make point that will show how really clever he is. Oops.

Abstaining was simply showing contempt for their constituents, end of story 😐

Rees Mogg kept on going on about the law. His degree is History! He knows nothing about the law! It was all bamboozle!

You can't blame Rees mogg as he is from the 1820, wrong time, wrong era, wrong man basically a wrong un.

Rees Mogg can have his backyard fracked

I have little respect for MPs, I have a lot of respect for James.

“Never should have been elevated”. Spot on

Had you not have jumped on the lying about Corbyn bandwagon, you would not be saying this.

Sue coffey, braverman, and mogg need the push next

I have Zero respect for Rishi Sunak now. He should at least have voted.

JRM ought to have stayed in the 19st Century, where he belongs.

My MP James Heappey abstained. I have written to him to let him know that I find that cowardly

No y are ridiculous James obrien

Why did Moggy stand up and pull the report to bits for 15 minutes, but didn´t vote against it ? Cowardice ?

The Tories haven't turned up for 13 years.

The bits I heard and saw turned my stomach! In all my years (55 as a voter) I could not believe the pathetic responses to such an important debate and vote..

Wishy washy Rishi is terrified of Johnson and his supporters.

Dont give JRM any air time, thought time. Everybody is going Mogg tut tut. All the channels have been dragging him on. The little man just loves it. Just treat him as if he didnt exist. He is not worth it

Moral cowardice is why they did not turn up. They could sit in The Commons and still abstain, cowards all and shameless.

General Strike, tories out

Jacob Rees-Mogg makes my skin crawl, second only to Johnson.

Still nothing from Fishi Sunak

Is Sunac so afraid??!!!! So pathetic..

I rewatched an old Debate between James O'Brien & Jacob Rees-Mogg and Mogg was totally Clueless while O'Brien ripped him to shreds over his pathetic excuses to defend Brexit.

MPs get £86,584 + expenses a year. And some of them don't even turn up to work.

Give policitions who do the right thing their due. Abstainers should remain abstainers, permantly.

The great part is that someone in government knew that he was heading down a cul-de-sac re Harman but decided not to let him know.

What a shame we can't march in our millions towards Westminster and let them know not only do we want them out,but we decide what happens.l don't want to live in Tyranny by people that haven't been voted in.

Instead of the tories in fighting how about trying to sort out the cost of living crisis , high mortgages,energy problems etc etc because their incompetence especially Liz Truss . All the want to do is try to destroy the British worker .

Jog-on Mogg!

I remember when LBC let him present a few call-ins. Surely that says more about your employers, than it does about Mogg!

Mogg constantly reminds me of the John Cleese silly walks character from Monty Python, ridiculously fitting suit and all.

Jacob Rees Mogg is so 18th century and the people of Somerset or something must be ashamed.

He was delivering for the country.................(yawn) 5 things (yawn) .................jokers whilst were all trying to work out how to eat

Karl Mcartney was one of the dismal seven and is my MP. I shall be making my feelings known as soon as I calm down.

Brave Sir Rishi bravely ran away.

A contemporary of Mogg at Oxford called him a ‘posh Karl Pilkington’.

I still haven’t a clue what JRM gets paid to do, surely it’s more than making annoying ludicrous comments and looking quite ridiculous doing it.

I don't believe that any MP should be allowed to abstain from voting, they get paid to work for us not hide in their houses.

My MP did not turn up, he's on the armaments committee, so will probably use that as his excuse. The fact that he is a spinless weasle has nothing to do with it of course.. I met him in parliament in 2017 as part of a group he said when he was in the military he was fed up of the politicians and decided the only way to change things was from the inside. In the months leading up to the departure of Mr Johnson I wrote him a letter about everything I thought they had ballsed up! I reminded him of said conversation, and told him that the only change he had made was himself and that he'd turned into a mini Boris.... funny thing is I never got a reply back 😂😂😂

Incredible that Mogg & others are still supporting Boris?? Blatantly denying the obvious is insulting to all of us!!

The Tories who abstained were suddenly confronted with having to Express an opinion and support Democratic process. They were as startled as a kitten in the headlights of an oncoming vehicle and thought... erm, I can't be there on that day. Now they know that they are exposed as incompetent tax stealing raccoons with absolutely no interest in anything but themselves . Does this help?

If I don't turn up for work, I don't get paid for that day. If I frequently decided not to turn up to work, I wouldn't have any. Why do they get paid when most of the time they don't bother to show their faces?

Noticed 30p Lee kept a low profile.

I wonder what the people of the world thinks of this circus could we just close all the doors and switch off the lights for a couple years.

Leaving eu has shown the little english who was really not doing any work etc and it was the party that they kept voting for. Knew this wld happen. The tories cldnt fight or find their way out of a wet paper bag. I think little english shld be asking their local councils and westminster what happened to funding from the eu for projects . Think ull find a lot of it was pocketed by the creeps.

Everyone of them should be sued for dereliction of MP's duty

Rees-Mogg is like something out of a Harry Enfield sketch.

Mogg giving Downton Abbey, Monty Python and Herr Flick a run for their money...

Say it how it is James, Mogg is an irrelevant “MP”, his opinion shouldn’t even be considered. And Sunak? Who is he??

Mogg defends Johnson and at the same time says Grenfall victims had no common sense. What a hypocrite.

And they still have 1 year to create as much havoc as they can before they ride off into the distance with their pockets full

And the colonial governor for Scotland said Boris was well respected in Scotland 😅😅😅

Have got a lot of respect for you James for saying how it is

Where was Michael Ellis MP. ?He was the apologist sent to defend Boris in the commons, back when partygate was at its height. He told the house Boris had not lied. OH BY THE WAY HE IS NOW SIR MICHAEL!!

The way lord snooty mogg talks down to working class is paternnising ,l just don’t why people vote for them especially working class