All news on the topic: Michael Gove

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Ministers halt plans to establish 44 new state schools in England
Decision affects secondaries and primaries approved by previous government using its ‘free school’ application process
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How journalist Elon Perry’s fabricated stories deceived the Jewish Chronicle
Observers questioned the paper’s due diligence when a freelance writer ‘appeared out of nowhere’ in its pages
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Gove’s replacement caught out on claim he moved to Surrey Heath as home found on AirBnb
Social media users quickly pointed out house Ed McGuinness had posted photos in was available on AirBnB
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Michael Gove to step down as MP at General Election
Michael Gove has become the latest high-profile Conservative MP to announce he is standing down ahead of the General Election on July 4.
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There’s widespread anger over what’s seen as a "grubby" Tory betrayal as a diluted rental reform Bill manages to pass
Ministers were accused of a ’colossal act of cowardice’ in a backlash over the Renters Reform Bill after Michael Gove backtracked on a promised ban of no-fault evictions
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Over 100 Members of Parliament earn more than £10,000 annually through property rental income
As the much delayed Renters’ Reform Bill heads back to the Commons on Wednesday, Sky News looks at how many politicians make additional income from renting out homes, offices and even farms.
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Britain’s smoking ban just another blow for parliament’s Pipe and Cigar Club
As the government seeks to ban tobacco sales to younger generations, parliament’s pipe and cigar enthusiasts are feeling nostalgic.
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Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign
Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign
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Michael Gove’s neighbours complain after he clambers onto their roof next to his £25million mansion
Cabinet minister Michael Gove has been living in One Carlton Gardens, a £25million grace-and-favour property a stone’s throw from Buckingham Palace, for the past two years
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1,300 veterans at risk of homelessness from no-fault eviction since Tory ban vow
The Conservatives promised to end no-fault evictions in the 2019 manifesto - preventing landlords from kicking out tenants without good reason - but the ban has been repeatedly delayed
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Michael Gove names five organisations that could be blacklisted for extremism
Michael Gove said the Muslim Association of Britain, Cage and Mend and the neo-nazi British National Socialist Movement and Patriotic Alternative will be assessed for extremism
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Naga Munchetty praised for 'tying Michael Gove in knots' with 'right question'
BBC Breakfast host Naga Munchetty has been praised by viewers for 'tying Michael Give in knots' thanks to her 'asking all the right questions' during his appearance on the show
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Michael Gove announces new extremism definition after rise in hate crimes
Communities Secretary Michael Gove has unveiled a long-awaited extremism definition aimed at ensuring certain groups are effectively blacklisted by public bodies
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We're more tolerant than Rishi might think - we won't give in to his smears
Wallowing at the bottom of most polls the Tories are resorting to divisive culture war issues to drum up support, but bread and butter issues will decide the next election
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Lee Rigby's widow calls on politicians to stop fuelling anti-Muslim hate
Rebecca Rigby, whose soldier husband was murdered in a terror attack in Woolwich in 2013, has signed a joint letter calling for an end to hatred towards Muslims
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Nan faces eviction from house she raised grandchild in after daughter's death
In just one street in Seaforth, Merseyside, four families and four separate households face eviction after receiving an eviction notice from private housing firm Jonorra
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M&S wins legal battle against Government over plans to demolish flagship store
The company took legal action against the Government in the High Court over its "unusual" decision to refuse permission for its plans to flatten and rebuild its store in Oxford Street
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Michael Gove investigated by sleaze watchdog over football tickets from PPE boss
The Standards Commissioner has launched a probe into Housing Secretary Michael Gove after he admitted failing to declare Queens Park Rangers football tickets from a donor
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Tories set to water down rental reforms after ‘handing control to landlord MPs’
The Government is said to be consulting with concerned Tory MPs in WhatsApp group on watering down a five-year old commitment to abolish no-fault evictions in England
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Bombshell mega-poll predicts Tories will lose three-quarters of seats in wipeout
The MRP poll that surveyed 18,000 people projects Rishi Sunak will be left with just 80 MPs, which would be the party’s worst result in history and see 18 Cabinet ministers ousted
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Michael Gove vows to scrap no fault evictions before election after long delays
Housing Secretary Michael Gove made the guarantee today amid fears the Tories were intending to junk their commitments to no-fault evictions after repeated delays
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Tory-run areas more likely to get new schools than Labour ones amid RAAC crisis
Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble
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Warning that more local councils will go bankrupt despite £500million bailout
Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove announced £500million in emergency funding for local councils for social care, but critics dismissed it as a 'sticking plaster'
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'2024 is the Year of Democracy - and Tory big beasts are ripe for the cull'
If the opinion polls stay roughly the way they are, the Tory vote will be decimated and the big beasts with the small majorities will face televised shaming, says Brian Reade
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Landlords face crackdown over dangerous damp and mould under Awaab's Law
The Housing Secretary Michael Gove said the law will force landlords to fix homes 'within strict new time limits and take immediate action to tackle dangerous damp and mould to help prevent future tragedies'