Jacob Rees-Mogg revealed he was against gay marriage, as well as abortion even in extreme circumstances such as rape.

He revealed his more controversial views in an interview with Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid on Good Morning Britain as he refused to rule out becoming Prime Minister.

When asked whether he was in favour of same-sex marriage, the MP said "I'm a Catholic, I take the teaching of the Catholic church seriously.

"Marriage is a sacrament and the view of what marriage is is taken by the Church, not Parliament".

He said "I support the teaching of the Catholic church. The marriage issue is the important thing, this is not how people arrange their lives".