Brexit: Jacob Rees-Mogg defends tweet of far-right AfD clip

Conservative British MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended his tweet of a speech made by the co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The prominent Brexit supporter posted the footage of Alice Weidel speaking in Germany's parliament. In it, she questioned the European Union's (EU) Brexit negotiating strategy and called for EU reform. AfD was formed in 2013 and is Germany's main opposition party, campaigning for tougher immigration laws. The party has provoked outrage in Germany for incendiary remarks from its members on race, religion, and Nazi Germany.