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Former UK minister Gove backs Sunak, says he is quitting frontline politics - The Times

British Secretary of State for Housing and Communities Michael Gove arrives at 10 Downing street ahead of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's weekly questions in parliament in London, Britain, June 15, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

Former British cabinet minister Michael Gove on Friday endorsed Rishi Sunak for prime minister and announced an end of his frontline political career, he said in an op-ed in The Times.

Gove wrote in the op-ed that he thinks Liz Truss' campaign for 10 Downing Street "has been a holiday from reality."

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