Jacob Rees-Mogg's Son Targeted with Hate Mail Post-Election

Jacob Rees-Mogg has revealed that his 16-year-old son received hate mail after the July general election. Speaking at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, he condemned the act and discussed his possible run in the next election despite losing his seat. Rees-Mogg attributed his party's defeat to poor governance.

Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg has disclosed that his 16-year-old son received hate mail following the general election in July.

Sir Jacob, who spoke at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, condemned the act as 'loathsome' and 'fundamentally nasty'.

He mentioned his strong consideration of running in the next general election, despite losing his North East Somerset and Hanham seat to Labour's Dan Norris by over five thousand votes.

Rees-Mogg emphasized that criticism should be directed at him, not his son, and acknowledged his party's poor governance as the reason for their electoral defeat.