Jacob Rees-Mogg has a majority of more than 10,000 in his constituency (Picture: EPA)

Liberal Democrat supporters have called for Remainers to work together to oust Jacob Rees-Mogg at the General Election.

The party believes it has a strong chance of beating the arch-Brexiteer in his North East Somerset seat.

Mr Rees-Mogg has a majority of more than 10,000 and Labour were in second place at the 2017 vote.

But Remainers believe that can be overhauled as a recent poll puts the Lib Dems just six points behind the Tories.


The EU-supporting party tweeted: ‘If we work together, and back [Lib Dem candidate Nick Coates] we will beat Jacob Rees-Mogg.’

The Liberal Democrats, under party leader Jo Swinson (centre), could strategically choose which seats to target (Picture: AFP)

The poll had asked constituents who they would vote for if they knew it would be a close contest.



It put the Tories at 38%, the Lib Dems at 32% and Labour at 8%.

Mr Rees-Mogg, who is now the Leader of the Commons, has held the seat since it was created in 2010.

The constituency mirrored the national vote and narrowly voted Leave in 2016 by 52% to 48%.

Lib Dems believe uniting the Remain vote could power them to victory.

The Lib Dems won’t run against Dominic Grieve, who lost the Tory whip over his Brexit stance (Picture: EPA)

Tactical voting deals could dominate the forthcoming election, at which Brexit which will be the central issue.

The Lib Dems have confirmed they will not run a candidate against former Tory Dominic Grieve, who is standing as an independent in his Beaconsfield constituency.

Mr Grieve has been a vocal opponent of PM Boris Johnson and was stripped of the whip after blocking a no-deal departure.

Mr Johnson could face a battle to retain his London seat while tactical voting could swing the election either way.