A Masterclass on Politics and Parliament with Jacob Rees-Mogg

I interview Jacob Rees-Mogg, Leader of the House of Commons, for Civil Service Live; the topic of discussion was: Why Parliament Matters? Mogg eloquently explained the function and role of our Parliament. He also shared his view on a range of issues such as the importance of our constitutional democracy, how COVID-19 has impacted our democracy and personal anecdotes from his time in politics. You can find the video of this interview on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-Ob_Hc7vPM&t=1112s You can find out more here: https://linktr.ee/MoHasan92 Time Stamps: (00:00) Introduction (01:20) Icebreaker questions (04:45)Why should Civil Servants Care about Parliament? (06:23)Power of a backbench MPs (08:20)Impact of COVID-19 on parliamentary scrutiny. (10:18)Dark Matter (12:08)Relationship between politicians outside Parliament (14:22)Leader of the House and President of the council (15:30)Working with the Queen (17:10)Constitutional Monarchy vs. a Presidential system (18:56)Making Parliament more diverse. (20:50)Making Parliament more meritocratic (23:18)Funny remote-working stories (25:04)Lessons from other democracies (26:26)Rainbow coalitions in Europe (27:25)Voting in Parliament (28:50)Parliament’s rules and procedures (30:38)Advice for new MPs (32:55)Lessons learned from remote-working(COVID-19) (34:00)The House of Lords (35:40)Should the UK adopt a codified (written) constitution? (36:45)Closing remarks