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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Mark Sweney

Michael Gove named as Spectator editor after GB News backer’s takeover

Michael Gove.
Michael Gove will take up the role after final approval from the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments. Photograph: Leon Neal/Reuters

The former cabinet minister Michael Gove has been named as the new editor of the Spectator magazine, weeks after the GB News backer Paul Marshall completed a £100m takeover of the rightwing magazine.

Gove, who will take over from Fraser Nelson on 4 October, will be joined by the former Daily Telegraph and Spectator editor Charles Moore, who has been named as chair.

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