“The issue at hand is whether it was right to use the gross or net level of our contribution to the European Union - that is a matter of free speech and the democratic process.”

— Jacob Rees-Mogg

Brexit: Boris Johnson ordered to appear in court over £350m claim https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48445430 BBC News (29 May 2019)
2019

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