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That's not a reason to defend him. It was a deflection and disingenuous as he was trying to debunk the central point that the audience member was making by referring to a much smaller issue. This goes to the route of our problems ever since the Brexit debate which is the fundamental lack of honesty in political debate.I never thought I'd find myself defending Rees-Mogg(!) but he was defending the government's position on specifics, namely focussing on an Australia deal, and taxation causing issues rather than Brexit. Now, he studiously avoided the issues with trading with the EU and its complexities, but his answer was nothing I wouldn't expect a politician to do - focus on the things that make it look better.