Beano villain incarnate Jacob Rees-Mogg has offered an optimistic prediction of how long we might have to wait see see the benefits of Brexit: 50 years.

Speaking to Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Channel 4 News, the Somerset MP evaded questions about whether he would resign should the economy take a downturn in the aftermath of Brexit.

Instead he insisted the impact would not be known for “years to come” and called Brexit, “greatest opportunity, economically, for this country”.

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“You don’t seem to be prepared to put your own future on the line when you’re prepared to put everybody else’s futures on the line.”



This is what happened when we asked leading Brexiteer Jacob Rees Mogg MP whether he’d resign from parliament if he’s wrong over Brexit. pic.twitter.com/4bc94AIF4R — Channel 4 News (@Channel4News) July 21, 2018

“We won’t know the full economic consequences for a very long time, we really won’t,” Rees-Mogg said.



“Of course not, but I mean we’ll have an indication. We’ll know if there’s been chaos, we’ll know if there have been job losses,” Guru Murthy replied.

“The overwhelming opportunity for Brexit is over the next 50 years,” answered Rees-Mogg.

Yes, f-i-f-t-y (50) years.

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So, according to Jacob Rees-Mogg, my teenage son will be collecting his pension before we feel the benefits of Brexit. That wasn’t on the side of the bus... https://t.co/fxRNu6A8z0 — David Banks (@DBanksy) July 21, 2018

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Jacob Rees-mogg to be cryogenically frozen and thawed out once the benefits of Brexit occur — LCD Views (@LcdViews) July 21, 2018

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Jacob Rees-Mogg (49) would like it if you agreed to judge Brexit over a time period that would make it impossible for him ever to be held personally responsible for its failings. pic.twitter.com/BoTHXfXc0f — James Chalmers (@ProfChalmers) July 22, 2018

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FIFTY years?!? So my kids would have to live in economic hardship for fifty years until Jacob Rees Mogg would admit that he was wrong?! https://t.co/l1ucCcCFSW — Kirsty Blackman (@KirstySNP) July 21, 2018

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How many lives will be ruined over 50 years as a result of this mad ideologically driven experiment? #ExitFromBrexit https://t.co/jXhUdyT319 — Wera Hobhouse MP 🔶 (@Wera_Hobhouse) July 23, 2018

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Jacob Rees-Mogg: "benefits of Brexit won't be apparent for 50 years"



The only pro-Brexit majority demographic are over-60s. And every single one of them will be dead before Brexit does anything good.



This is not Project Fear. This is your entire life. Sure you voted for this? https://t.co/7Llvqv9Gr4 — Russ (@RussInCheshire) July 22, 2018

Rees-Mogg has also came under scrutiny this weekend after the Financial Times reported he has set up a second fund in Ireland to be able to "meet demand from international investors" and trade under European law without the potential restrictions of Brexit.

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There are times when a politician's actions speak louder than their words, @Jacob_Rees_Mogg.



In public, you say Brexit will be a roaring success. But in the privacy of your investment firm board meetings, you bet against Britain, again and again.https://t.co/IrMuvEBFEw — David Lammy (@DavidLammy) July 22, 2018

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Rees-Mogg's investment outfit opens a *second* Irish fund. Honestly I didn't think this venal, cynical man could get more hypocritical: https://t.co/xVqkAVLBaE — Steve Peers (@StevePeers) July 22, 2018

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