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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Nick Lester

Tory veteran Gove who suggested Lords decamp to Stoke takes seat on red benches

Former education and housing secretary Michael Gove has taken his seat in the House of Lords, which he once suggested could be moved to Stoke-on-Trent.

The Tory veteran, who was handed a peerage in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list, wore the traditional scarlet robes for the short introduction ceremony at Westminster, where he swore the oath of allegiance to the King.

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