Jacob Rees-Mogg tells young Tories party has ‘lost its way’

Exclusive: Leaked recording of ex-minister lays bare despondency at high levels of Conservative party

The Conservatives have lost their way after 14 years in government, Jacob Rees-Mogg has said, in a leaked recording of a meeting with young Tories which lays bare the despondency at high levels of the party.

Rees-Mogg, the former business secretary, told young activists at a meeting in March he felt the party had squandered its opportunity to achieve anything substantial in the last five years, having won a majority in 2019.