Ferrari: Jacob Rees-Mogg As PM Would Be Bad For Him, The Tories And Britain

19 January 2018, 16:27

If Jacob Rees-Mogg ever became Prime Minister it would be bad for him, the Conservatives and Britain, says Nick Ferrari.

Donate To Global's Make Some Noise

The LBC presenter made the remark during an exclusive event alongside Nick Clegg for Global’s Make Some Noise charity.

The pair were answering questions from the audience inside London’s Hippodrome on Wednesday night.

Nick Clegg and Nick Ferrari
Picture: Global

The Tory backbencher and eurosceptic has become one of the front runners to succeed Theresa May.

Tricia wanted to know whether Ferrari thought there was actually chance of Mr Rees-Mogg ever stepping into No. 10.

He replied: “I don't think Jacob Rees-Mogg thinks he can become Prime Minister in all honesty.

“I think he's a tremendous diversion, I think he adds to the gayety of the nation, I think he's an important voice, I think he's exactly what Conservatives expect now and again and he's great value.

“But, I don't think it'd be good for the country, the party, I don't actually think it'd be good for Jacob Rees-Mogg if he did become Prime Minister.”

Asked whether he felt the same, Mr Clegg replied: "I agree!"

More Nick Ferrari

See more More Nick Ferrari

LBC callers react to Netanyahu calling out Starmer for being on the 'wrong side of humanity'

LBC callers react to Netanyahu calling out Starmer for being on the 'wrong side of humanity'

LBC callers react as the UK suspends trade talks with Israel

LBC callers react as the UK suspends trade talks with Israel

LBC callers react: UK, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions

LBC callers react: UK, France and Canada threaten Israel with sanctions

LBC caller ‘annoyed’ by reaction to UK-EU deal

LBC caller ‘annoyed’ by reaction to UK-EU deal

LBC caller tells Nick Ferrari: "You've got everything wrong for the last decade"

LBC caller tells Nick Ferrari: "You've got everything wrong for the last decade"

Gary Lineker 'to quit the BBC this week' | LBC reaction

LBC reaction: Gary Lineker quits the BBC

LBC callers react as Keir Starmer signs off his 'Brexit reset'

LBC callers react as Keir Starmer signs off his 'Brexit reset'

'British people don't want to pick fruit...'

Nick Ferrari won't take this caller's reasoning for the '9m economically inactive' in the UK

LBC caller’s plan to fix the care home sector

LBC caller’s plan to fix the care home sector

Trade deals, conclave and Reform UK: LBC’s best callers of the week

Trade deals, conclave and Reform UK: LBC’s best callers of the week

'Kemi Badnoch needs to get over herself'

'Woo-hoo!’: LBC caller reacts to the US-UK trade deal

'We went from back of the queue with Obama, to this'

Scottish farmer Murdo says that the US-UK deal is 'a big win for prime beef'

'In the Middle East, you're a laughing stock"

Caller Stewart says UK migration policy is "stirring up trouble"

'It's not a levelled playing field, is it...?'

LBC callers are divided over the UK-India trade deal

'we can hit net zero by accident'

Kneecap, Reform's 'turquoise tidal wave' and never leaving the UK | LBC's best callers of the week

'he'll bankrupt us, free speech is dead'

As Reform wins big, this LBC caller says 'Britain should be run by businesspeople'