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Jacob Rees-Mogg today called for the abortion limit to be cut by “as many weeks as possible”.

The millionaire Tory MP told BBC 5 Live Daily he did not agree with abortion being offered to women beyond the number of weeks that it could survive alone outside of the womb.

At the moment abortions can be carried out up to 24 weeks into a pregnancy.

Mr Rees-Mogg also called abortions after rape a “second wrong” in a heated exchange with BBC 5 Live presenter Emma Barnett.

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He said: “A great wrong has been created at the point of a rape. The question is - does a second wrong make it any better?”

Quizzed on whether he backed a reduction in the time limit on abortion, he said: “I would be in favour of the numbers of weeks being reduced, of course I would.”

When asked by how many weeks, he said: “By as many weeks as possible.”

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He added: “I’m against abortion. Full stop. I would support reducing the number of weeks... Life either begins at the point of concept or moment of birth to fix a number of weeks is essentially arbitrary.”

He reiterated: “But I would support a reduction.”

Mr Rees-Mogg has previously had awkward interviews about his stance on abortion including in September when he said he opposed abortion after rape during an appearance on Good Morning Britain.

He also branded Bank of England Governor Mark Carney an “enemy of Brexit ”.