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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rowena Mason Whitehall editor

Michael Gove under investigation by standards watchdog

Michael Gove
Michael Gove failed to register hospitality he received from a Tory donor whose firm he recommended for Covid PPE contracts. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

Michael Gove, the housing secretary, has been placed under investigation by parliament’s standards watchdog after notifying them that he failed to declare hospitality at a football match with a Tory donor.

The inquiry was revealed on Wednesday, with the standards commissioner saying it relates to Gove’s register of financial interests.

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