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Also this week: Michael Gove’s delight at Spectator editorship, and the BBC’s Strictly bullying claims.
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Paul Marshall anoints Michael Gove as editor of the Spectator
The former cabinet minister trades Whitehall for Fleet Street.
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Michael Gove’s lessons for Labour
The former cabinet minister on what Keir Starmer is getting right and wrong.
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Labour must learn to govern like Gove to transform the country
The new cabinet should take inspiration from the last government’s greatest reformer.
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Gove’s new definition of extremism is already a problem for Sunak
The new policy was designed to tackle the rise in anti-Semitic and anti-Muslim abuse – but it has been called…
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Tireless Tory chair swaps hustings for hostelries
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Gove’s £30bn trap for Labour
Could the Tories, as Keir Starmer has accused them, be “trying to salt the ground” for the next government?
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Why Michael Gove’s planning reforms won’t deliver sustainable housing
The Housing Secretary’s new planning framework for England does little to encourage net zero development.
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Gove dodges questions on Teesworks controversy and defends freeports
The Levelling Up Secretary refused to confirm a date for reporting on potential wrongdoing in Tees Valley.
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Councils are on the brink – but there’s no mea culpa from Michael Gove
With one in five local authorities saying they are likely to go bankrupt, the Levelling Up Secretary is shifting the…
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Why ministers like Michael Gove are so rare
The Levelling-Up Secretary’s apology to the Covid inquiry was the most explicit form of contrition from any government figure.
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Michael Gove is considering stepping down to avoid a “Portillo moment”
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The Conservative conference can’t take its eyes off Farage
Your dose of gossip from the Manchester Central Convention Complex.
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How Conservative complacency left schools to rot
In 2003 Labour aimed to refurbish all of England’s secondary schools, but in 2010 the Tories dropped the project.
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Murky waters: what comes next for nutrient neutrality?
Scrapping Natural England’s uncompromising regulations could be harder than the government thinks.
By Why Michael Gove’s long-term plan for housing falls short
Without meaningful commitments from government, we won’t have decent, affordable and energy-efficient homes.
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Labour minister gets an apology over “no money” note – 13 years late
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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The tug of war over Boris Johnson’s honours list is also a contest for favour from the Tory press
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Gove’s Renters Reform Bill is “unenforceable”
Local authorities don’t have the resources or skills to uphold regulation of the private rented sector.
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Chancellor’s adviser says Tories and Labour “lack boldness” on spending
Andy Haldane would “press pause” on interest rates and stop telling workers not to demand pay rises.
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