Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign

Michael Gove and Boris Johnson during the Vote Leave campaign. Gove initially told Cameron he did not plan to play a ‘prominent role’. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Michael Gove has admitted “moral cowardice” during the Brexit campaign by not being upfront with David Cameron about his role in the leave campaign.

In an interview for the Political Currency podcast with George Osborne and Ed Balls, the levelling up secretary said he was initially reluctant to take a prominent role in the campaign, but had been persuaded to by the Vote Leave campaign coordinator, Dominic Cummings.