Article 63RQE Jacob Rees-Mogg’s imperial measurements consultation ‘biased’ after no option given to say no

Jacob Rees-Mogg’s imperial measurements consultation ‘biased’ after no option given to say no

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Jon Ungoed-Thomas
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It's a nonsense': government facing claims of manipulating questions to get desired result from survey on Brexit bonus'

It was meant to be one of the sure-fire wins for Brexit, but plans to bring back imperial measurements face criticism over claims of a biased government review.

Ministers were keen to launch a review to revive imperial measurements - such as pounds and ounces - and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), now overseen by Jacob Rees-Mogg, conducted a government consultation over the summer. However, the questions appeared to have something missing.

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