Penny Mordaunt’s coronation sword-bearing cuts a sharp contrast with fellow Tories
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ByMichael Gove
Dehenna Davison on devolution: “We have instigated the greatest transfer of power in living memory”
Our new deals will hand strong, effective metro mayors the tools they need to grow their regions.
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Should we get rid of second homes?
Locals are being priced out of rural communities, but the alternative could threaten tourism, without getting to the root of…
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Austerity regret – the new Tory gambit
Current and former Conservative cabinet ministers have started admitting that their past spending cuts went too far.
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The Policy Ask with Polly Neate: “If people aren’t angry with me, I’m not doing my job properly”
The chief executive of Shelter on dealing with abuse from men’s rights activists, the Grenfell tragedy and how to solve…
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Will Michael Gove’s Right to Buy reforms mean more affordable housing?
The Levelling Up Secretary has promised local authorities will keep all the money from the sale of council homes for…
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Conservative voters and Northerners feel most betrayed by levelling up
Most Brits – but especially Tory supporters – think the government’s flagship policy is having no impact.
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“There will be blood” inside Labour’s HQ once “Rottweiler” Sue Gray starts as chief of staff
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Gove’s speech could have been delivered by Keir Starmer
The Levelling Up Secretary’s address revealed an emerging consensus between Labour and the communitarian right.
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Levelling up won’t happen until the UK solves its drugs problem
There is a clear link between deprivation and drug misuse.
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This Brexit truce was inevitable
Hardliners may squeal, but as the economy suffers the UK needs to reevaluate its relationship with its biggest trading partner.
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Michael Gove has shown courage in breaking the Brexit taboo
The Levelling Up Secretary has become the first Brexiteer to accept that their project is failing.
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Michael Gove and the levelling up agenda have been hamstrung
The Treasury will reportedly oversee all of the Levelling Up Department’s capital spending.
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Dominic Raab’s defenders are wrong – being “tough” doesn’t work
Whether he is guilty of bullying or not, Raab’s managerial style and record in office suggest that he is an…
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Why don’t we have a Department for Housing?
Some political heft and gravitas could provide much-needed focus to this overlooked portfolio.
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What was the point of Sunak’s reshuffle?
The Prime Minister’s reorganisation of four departments has been met with bafflement.
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Up north, Gove quotes Engels and criticises our broken economic model – but he’s stuck for solutions
At the annual Convention of the North, the Levelling Up Secretary was big on rhetoric but short on substance.
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Michael Gove’s coal mine decision is a climate disaster – and it’s only the beginning
Britain’s first new deep mine in 30 years has perpetuated net zero myths that could lead to more fossil fuel…
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Why the Daily Mail’s defence of private schools doesn’t add up
Removing charitable status from private schools won’t lose Labour money – or voters.
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Who’s in and who’s out at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities?
The department, now led by Michael Gove, has churned through ministers. What does it mean for the Tories’ 2019 manifesto…
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