Jacob Rees-Mogg BASHES Remainer George Osborne for 'bitter' Theresa May attack
JACOB REES-MOGG trashed former Chancellor George Osborne for his gruesome attack on Prime Minister Theresa May during a live radio Q&A.
Jacob Rees-Moggs bashes George Osbourne for bitter behaviour
The Tory MP destroyed Mr Osborne after he was quoted as saying he would not rest until the Prime Minister "was chopped up in bags in my freezer."
Mr Rees-Mogg said: "I think this type of bitterness and bile ends up making the person who has that bitterness and bile feel resentful and sad and has no effect on broader politics.
"The sadness of George Osborne is that he is a formidably able man. He served with distinction as Chancellor of the Exchequer and he has decided since leaving parliament to emulate a rather less successful Edward Heath."
During a live Q&A on LBC, he said he was disappointed by the comments because of Mr Osborne's intelligence and his former ministerial role.
He continued, saying the outbursts were not to be taken seriously as they only provided a "form of entertainment" for the political class who found him "quite amusing."
The North East Somerset MP said: "His firepower diminishes with every bitter outburst and for so able a man that is something we should be sad about rather than particularly condemn."
Esquire magazine reported Mr Osborne, now editor of the Evening Standard, had made the gruesome "chopping" comment to "more than one person" at the newspaper.
The staunch Remainer was sacked from his role by Theresa May when she took over Number 10 from David Cameron following the Brexit referendum.
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The former politician had already used macabre wording to describe Mrs May.
After the June general election, Mr Osborne said the Prime Minister was a "dead woman walking" for losing the Conservative majority.
Mrs May responded to the comments saying: "The contents of the former chancellor's freezer are probably not a matter for me.
Mr Osborne's comments attracted harsh criticism from British politicians.
James Frith, Labour MP for Bury North, said on Twitter: "George Osborne violent comments, wanting to see the PM chopped up in bags in his freezer, are an utter disgrace. He should apologise."
Tory MP Nadine Norris, who previously clashed with Mr Osborne, said the statement offered "a brief insight into how his mind works – and always has."