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Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Lee Anderson, Brendan Clarke-Smith, Andy Coulson and more
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Rats in a Sack: Badenoch’s issue is Gove, Actually
Our digest of the worst of Westminster looks at Nadine Dorries, Andrew Bridgen, Rishi Sunak and more
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No peace for the wicked, as the Tories find it’s a long week in politics
Even by recent standards, it’s been quite a week for the Conservatives. Sunak actually grows a pair, Braverman is out (for now), and an old face is back in the cabinet
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When will the government admit they got it wrong?
There is no chance of that happening with the current regime – you won’t hear any government minister say “We took the wrong decisions and we need to put it right.”
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Our water is full of crap… remind you of anyone?
Michael Gove’s planned changes to rules for housebuilders could cause even more pollution in Britain’s waterways
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Die-hards with a vengeance: the Brextremists who have no shame
Their Brexit is a disaster. But rather than admit it, they’re now fighting a rearguard action to stop the rest of us from putting it right
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Dirty water, dirty politics and dirty lies
Michael Gove tried to paint himself as a green Brexiteer. Now he’s giving builders a green light to pollute
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Gove’s risible building policy shows the government are morally bankrupt
The smell of pollution is growing around a rotten regime
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Michael Gove’s Brexit U-turn
At a “secret” meeting over the weekend, the Levelling Up Secretary was "very honest" about the shortcomings of Brexit
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The mission to distance Gove from Mone
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Hunt’s secret, Gove takes things to a new level and will a Truss biography trump the charts?
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Is Michael Gove backtracking over Brexit?
One journalist told MANDRAKE that Gove just saw Brexit as a chance to socialise and enjoy a sense of comradeship with 'Brexity people'
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Are things looking up for Sarah Vine?
Her business, the Barlby Group, returned to profitability last year
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Everyday Philosophy: Should we criticise our politicians for having a good time?
Videos of dancing politicians often bring in both criticism and amusement. But, holidaying during a national crisis is unforgivable
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The Times They Are a-Changin’
A move to appoint Michael Gove editor of the Thunderer could spark a merry-go-round of moves on Fleet Street
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Why A-levels are failing Britain
A proper baccalaureate – not the ones peddled by Michael Gove and Rishi Sunak – is fairer and would be a real sign of levelling up
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Is Michael Gove returning to journalism?
Gove has shared with friends that he's keeping all his options open
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Gove fumbles yet another leadership election
With his backing for Kemi Badenoch, the former levelling up secretary once again demonstrated his reverse Midas touch
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The curious and convenient disappearance of Michael Gove
MANDRAKE wonders why Michael Gove was nowhere to be seen ahead of his call for Boris Johnson to resign
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Murdoch and Gove will always have each other
The levelling up secretary spent Rupert Murdoch's summer party as the nonagenarian's personal pastry picker
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Is Michael Gove eyeing up Number 10?
The levelling up minister may have, finally, come out in support of the prime minister, but he’s also just accepted his first donation since 2021
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Gove’s not got the Midas touch
Since Gove stepped down as a member, the value the Dorneywood Trust's investments have increased by £933,000
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Michael Gove’s accent madness explained
Special adviser Henry Newman suggested the levelling up minister be more of “a character” in his television appearances
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Gove goes clubbing
The levelling-up minister learns about life on the lower levels at 5 Hertford Street - the exclusive private members’ club in Mayfair...
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Michael Gove concocted Boris Johnson’s bizarre Brexit analogy
The prime minister would do well to remember how Gove sold him down the river in 2016
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How Michael Gove masterminded the government’s Ukraine photo ops
Gove said the public wanted a show of solidarity such as flying the Ukrainian flag. Turns out the public wanted a lot more than that
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Treat the Goves with the kindness they denied everybody else
MITCH BENN wants an end to gossip about the divorce of Brexiteers Michael Gove and Sarah Vine HEARTRENDING HUMAN DRAMA OF THE WEEK The parallel universes of politics and newspapers were rocked with the news that the UK’s leading “power couple”, journalist-turned-perennial political survivor Michael Gove and journalist-turned-Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine, have separated and are […]
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Michael Gove insists Liz Truss is delivering ‘what’s best for Britain’
Michael Gove has described international trade secretary Liz Truss as a “tough” and “shrewd” negotiator who will be looking to deliver “what’s best for Britain” with post-Brexit deals with other countries. The former environment secretary was said to have been at loggerheads with Truss over a trade deal with Australia, fearing the impact it could have […]
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Did Donald Trump really wear his trousers backwards at Republicans’ North Carolina rally?
Comedian Mitch Benn looks at Donald Trump’s seemingly backwards trousers, Tim Martin’s demand for more EU migrants and Michael Gove’s trip to Portugal “LEOPARDS EATING PEOPLE’S FACES” MOMENT OF THE WEEKTim Martin, arch-Brexiteer, boss of the Wetherspoons McPub empire and Worzel Gummidge’s Angry Head, has been bemoaning the fact that the staff he told to […]
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Court rules Gove broke law with Covid contract for friends of Cummings
The High Court has ruled Michael Gove’s awarding of a coronavirus contract to a market research company whose owners were friends of Dominic Cummings was unlawful. Campaigners had taken legal action against the Cabinet Office minister over the decision to pay more than £500,000 of taxpayers’ money to market research firm Public First, following the […]
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Michael Gove abandons meeting with Nicola Sturgeon after coronavirus alert
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove had to abandon a meeting with Nicola Sturgeon and other leaders of the devolved nations on Thursday after a coronavirus alert. The chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster was notified he may have come into contact with someone who had coronavirus on a trip to Portugal through the NHS app. The […]
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Gove sidesteps questions over credibility of former aide Cummings
Michael Gove has insisted people will “make their own judgment” on Dominic Cummings’ evidence, as he sidestepped questions over the credibility of his former aide. The Cabinet Office minister was challenged by Labour to give his personal opinion on allegations levelled against the Government by Boris Johnson’s former senior adviser. Speaking in the Commons, Labour […]