Jeremy never shies away from a row with figures on both sides of the political spectrum, and he branded the Conservative MP a “stupid idiot” in one of his most brutal knockdowns. Mr Rees-Mogg had just been on Good Morning Britain in 2017, where he told Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid he was opposed to abortion and gay marriage. This led The Grand Tour star to unleash on the Tory MP in his The Sun column a couple of days after the TV appearance.

He wrote: “Jacob Rees-Mogg was being touted by some as a possible new Tory leader – until revealing himself to be a stupid idiot by saying he was against abortion, even when the pregnancy was caused by rape or incest.

“Abortion has been a central debating point in America since before sex was invented.

“In some parts of the country it’s more of an election issue than immigration, terrorism or the economy.

“Mercifully, however, we have been spared any of that nonsense over here.”

The Grand Tour star said Mr Rees-Mogg’s statement gave “all sorts of lunatics a free pass to emerge from their priest holes to say they agree”.

The car journalist even claimed that if Mr Rees-Mogg was to one day become PM, that would push his vote elsewhere.

He added: “So, if the Conservatives do choose Mr Rees-Mogg as their next leader, you can be assured that I’d vote for the manhole-cover enthusiast instead.

“Or whoever is leading the Liberal Democrats that week.”

Mr Rees-Mogg was asked by GMB presenter Susanna Reid: “Are you completely opposed to abortion in all circumstances?”

And he replied: “Yes I am.”

He added: “I’m afraid so. Life is sacrosanct and begins at the point of conception. I think it is wrong.”

Piers asked whether he would seek to ban these if he were Prime Minister, even in the case of rape.

The MP for North East Somerset replied: “She would have a right, under UK law. The law is not going to change.

“My personal opinion is that abortion is morally indefensible.”

And on gay marriage he said: “Marriage is a sacrament that lies with the church.

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“I support the teaching of the Catholic church.”

Despite their feud – Jeremy jumped to Mr Rees-Mogg’s defence a year later when the MP’s children were targeted by a left-wing activist.

Publisher Ian Bone told Mr Rees Mogg’s children their father “is a totally horrible person”.

He added: “He’s probably not told you that. Lots of people hate him.”

Jeremy described the stunt as “sick”.

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