British lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg, the new leader of Britain’s House of Commons, has some old-fashioned rules for staff, banning metric measurements and ordering men to be addressed as “esquire.” AP 
British lawmaker Jacob Rees-Mogg, the new leader of Britain’s House of Commons, has some old-fashioned rules for staff, banning metric measurements and ordering men to be addressed as “esquire.” AP 

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Jacob Rees-Mogg's office bans words including 'very', 'got' and 'hopefully'

A memo for employees in the new leader of Britain's House of Commons office also directs them to address men with the courtesy title 'esquire'

Nicky Harley
Nicky Harley

July 27, 2019

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