How Matt Hancock, Michael Gove and Chris Whitty convinced Boris to close schools: ‘Bullish’ PM was ‘the last man standing’ until caving to pressure amid third national lockdown The Prime Minister faced a stark situation in a ‘dashboard’ meeting on Monday Boris Johnson went on to describe the data as a ‘bit unclear’ during an interview … Read more
Fishermen will receive ‘a major funding package’ to help them take advantage of Brexit, Michael Gove pledges Cabinet Office minister insisted new trade agreement was ‘best possible deal’ Fishing leaders have accused Boris Johnson of betrayal for the compromise Mr Gove said it gives the UK ‘control over who comes into our territorial waters’ By Daily … Read more
Last chance to prepare for Brexit! Michael Gove warns British firms and holidaymakers to have the right paperwork in place ahead of new border rules Cabinet Office minister told people to check passport valid when travelling From Friday there will be new processes at border when going to the Continent Disruption far less severe than … Read more
Michael Gove today warned the chances of the UK and the EU agreeing a post-Brexit trade deal by Sunday are ‘less than 50 per cent’. The Minister for the Cabinet Office told MPs on the Brexit Select Committee that currently ‘the chances are more likely that we won’t secure an agreement’. His comments came after … Read more
EU can base staff in Northern Ireland: Michael Gove backs down and allows Brussels to have officials permanently based on island to oversee checks on goods Michael Gove agreed to concession last night as two sides finalised the plan It came as part of a deal with EU on how province’s borders will work next … Read more
Michael Gove will SURVIVE Boris Johnson’s New Year reshuffle: Downing Street says Cabinet Office Minister is doing an ‘excellent job’ on Brexit and the pandemic Michael Gove is set to survive a New Year reshuffle despite reported clashes It is thought PM had clashed with Gove over whether to put London in top tier Mr … Read more
Michael Gove warned today the NHS is nearly 90 per cent full in a bid to prove coronavirus is pushing hospitals to the brink – but he failed to mention that occupancy is lower now than it was last winter Michael Gove warned today the NHS is nearly 90 per cent full, in a bid … Read more
A row deepened today over whether a scotch egg can be classed as a ‘substantial meal’ under rules only allowing alcohol to be served with food from tomorrow. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove said two scotch eggs would be ‘a starter’, just 24 hours after Environment Secretary George Eustice said one is a substantial meal. The … Read more
Michael Gove is to the Tory Party what Mikhail Suslov was to the Soviet Communist Party in the 1960s and 1970s. Chief ideologue and brainbox. But whereas Suslov was a hardliner and extreme authoritarian, Mr Gove was, until recently, seen as a social liberal and libertarian. One did not associate him with the expansion of … Read more
Furious Tory rebels today demanded Michael Gove publish the evidence underpinning his claim the NHS would be ‘overwhelmed’ by coronavirus without the Government’s new tiered system of restrictions. The Minister for the Cabinet Office made the claim on Saturday as he tried to quash a Conservative revolt and persuade MPs to support the curbs when … Read more