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Can Britain's Eccentric Rees-Mogg Become The Conservative Party's New Leader?

Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Tory lawmaker, tweets in Latin, drives his mother's old Mercedes and named his sixth child "Sixtus." Critics say his amiable persona distracts voters from his "regressive" beliefs.
Conservative Party politician Jacob Rees-Mogg stands in the garden of his mansion in the west of England. Known for his posh, upper-class traits, Rees-Mogg has become an unlikely hit on social media.

Jacob Rees-Mogg set a record for the longest word spoken in the British Parliament in 2012. The Conservative Party lawmaker aimed this hifalutin insult at the European Court of Justice:

"Let me indulge in the floccinaucinihilipilification of judges of the European Union," said Rees-Mogg, as he stood in the House of Commons wearing a gray double-breasted suit. Then he quoted from the Old Testament.

Rees-Mogg, 48, is the son of a Lord and speaks in a posh accent that sounds like a character out of Downton Abbey. His demeanor seems such a throwback that he's been referred to as "the Honorable Member

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