The Latest Breaking News from Michael Gove

Archbishops of Canterbury and York warn against new extremism definition

Clerics say Michael Gove’s anti-extremism strategy risks targeting Muslims and may threaten freedom of speech and peaceful protest

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

Michael Gove to name organisations affected by new extremism definition

Despite warnings from lawyers, the communities secretary wants to use parliamentary privilege to target groups directly

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024

Both Labour and group of Conservative MPs say Lee Anderson defection highlights Tory failings – as it happened

Reform UK confirms Lee Anderson, former Conservative MP and ex-deputy chair, has defected to join party

The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024

Thursday briefing: Councils are going broke – but is it really because they went woke?

In today’s newsletter: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt was expected to target ‘unnecessary’ council spending on consultants and diversity projects in his Budget – but here’s the truth

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2024

The Rise and Fall of Boris Johnson review – can we even be sure he’ll stay fallen?

This horrifying series makes it way through years of splutter-bumbles and shouting at yucca plants and wrecking everything, until even his champions declare him friendless. Still, it’s way too soon for this – isn’t it?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2024

Historian Julian Jackson wins the Duff Cooper prize for non-fiction

His editor got a laugh at the ceremony for a jibe at Michael Gove

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024

Warning unscrupulous landlords could use a loophole to avoid Airbnb-style short term lets crackdown

The Chancellor has announced tax perks for second home owners who rent out properties as holiday lets will be abolished

Evening Standard · Mar 5, 2024

Never judge a farmer by her husband

Brief letters: Meeting farmers | Gove’s legacy | Rishi Sunak and democracy | Enemies of the state | Funeral forewarning

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

Less than 20% of town regeneration projects completed in England, figures show

Exclusive: Plans either shelved or stalled despite forming part of flagship policy promise at last election

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

Scotland is in decline because of SNP’s independence obsession, says Gove

Devastating focus on separatism means public services have been run down, minister tells Tory activists in Aberdeen

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024