Michael Gove heads to Brussels today amid greater urgency for a post-Brexit trade deal with the EU amid fears over the impact of coronavirus on the economy. The Cabinet Office Minister will hold talks with the European Commission ahead of the latest round of negotiations which is due to start tomorrow. Reports yesterday suggested that both … Read more
Michael Gove has warned of Brexit border chaos, with queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent and two-day trade delays in a ‘worst case scanario’ letter to the freight industry. The Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is responsible for no-deal planning, has written to logistics groups with the Government’s ‘reasonable worst-case scenario’ planning, which … Read more
Boris Johnson is scrambling to find a way to defuse a mounting Tory revolt on new Brexit laws today. The Internal Market Bill cleared its first hurdle in the Commons last night, but is facing a serious challenge next week when amendments are considered. A string of senior Conservatives – including former PM Theresa May … Read more
Michael Gove played a key role in forcing through the rule of six at Covid cabinet meeting – and has ‘been consistently on the side of the toughest approach’, says source Gove faced opposition from Rishi Sunak, Alok Sharma and Grant Shapps Senior Tories believe the rule of six is too draconian and is opposed … Read more
The EU has given Boris Johnson 20 days to back down on his plans to alter the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement or risk collapsing trade talks and face legal action for breaking an international treaty. Government plans to override elements of the divorce deal over Northern Ireland the Prime Minister signed in January constituted an ‘extremely serious … Read more
Nancy Pelosi has delivered a stark warning there will be no Transatlantic trade deal unless Boris Johnson honours the Brexit divorce terms on Northern Ireland. The US Speaker of the House underlined the high stakes as Michael Gove holds crisis talks with the EU today over UK threats to tear up parts of the Withdrawal Agreement. … Read more
The next General Election might be more than four years off and Boris Johnson has dismissed claims he could stand down next year due to ill health – but that has not stopped Tory MPs from engaging in their favourite pastime – leadership speculation. And the consensus is, when the time comes, it is likely … Read more
Michael Gove is ‘working round the clock’ to prepare Britain for a No Deal Brexit as the UK’s trade talks with EU continued to be deadlocked Gove’s efforts come as Michael Barnier complains talks are ‘going backwards’ The latest talks started on Tuesday – the seventh round – and have floundered over EU’s insistence on … Read more
Michael Gove has raised eyebrows and the hackles of Scottish nationalists by appearing to back the idea of allowing Scots living elsewhere in Britain to vote in any new independence referendum. The 2014 referendum, which went 55-45 in favour of Scotland staying in the UK, saw only Scots living in Scotland allowed to vote. But … Read more
Ministers are ‘all over the place’ on face masks with Boris Johnson and Michael Gove seemingly at odds over whether they should be compulsory. Scientists have warned that the public will be ‘confused’ after the Cabinet minister insisted wearing covering indoors should be a matter of ‘courtesy’. Mr Gove’s intervention came despite Boris Johnson saying … Read more