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The Latest Breaking News from Michael Gove

Tories put children at risk by pursuing their free schools obsession – and I have the figures to prove it

Scrutiny of government spending shows how money was diverted into building free schools rather than the upkeep of existing ones, says writer and author Warwick Mansell

The Guardian - UK

Ministers ignored Natural England’s advice on plans to rip up pollution laws

Correspondence shows nature watchdog had recommended that housebuilders pay for pollution

The Guardian - UK

How austerity (and ideology) broke Britain

This endless week of crumbling schools, poor public services and collapsing council finances has been 13 years in the making – and even loyal Tories now know the game is up

The Guardian - UK

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UK government did not carry out detailed surveys before it bought free schools sites

Freedom of information requests show such was haste to open new schools unsuitable buildings were purchased without checks for asbestos or concrete

The Guardian - UK

The RSPB took on ministers and fell to earth. How it happened is a warning to us all

This is not just a story of a wildlife charity being bullied – it’s about the ugly truth of power dynamics in today’s Britain, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

The great food waste scandal: 2.9 m tons of produce being dumped in landfill

Just a tiny percentage of the £750m subsidy for waste plants would help alleviate the daily battle for millions of struggling families

Evening Standard

Government sees off Tory-led bid to restore housing targets as Lib Dems abstain

Michael Gove is accused of ‘trying to run with the hare and hunt with the hounds’ by a Tory former Cabinet minister.

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The UK had safe water. Then Brexit allowed the Tories to flush away our environmental standards

Michael Gove, who pledged to boost protections, now plans to scrap them. No wonder natural habitats are threatened, says Labour MP Stella Creasy

The Guardian - UK

Headteachers angrily accuse Sunak of ‘dumping on them’ in crumbling concrete fiasco

They claim Michael Gove ‘gleefully’ scrapped plans to rebuild schools – and say Sunak’s plan to fix problem would take 440 years

The Independent UK

Thousands more refugees facing homelessness after government eviction rule changes

140 organisations, including Red Cross, Crisis and Shelter, write to Michael Gove and Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

‘Refugees being driven to homelessness by shorter eviction notice periods’

The Refugee Council and other charities have written to Home Secretary Suella Braverman and Housing Secretary Michael Gove.

The Independent UK

Planning permission for onshore wind farms to be relaxed, says Government

Boost for green energy could see people in communities who have wind farms receive discount on their bills

Evening Standard

Gove may be lifting England onshore ban, but wind still faces hurdles

Government will make it easier to build turbines, but wind remains at disadvantage compared with other projects

The Guardian - UK

De facto ban lifted on building onshore windfarms in England

Michael Gove announces changes to planning system that mean turbines cannot be blocked by a single objection

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Who knew what about flawed concrete in schools?

The blame game for our crumbling schools crisis has already begun.

The Guardian - UK

Tory peers could stop Gove’s plan to relax pollution rules in England

Zac Goldsmith and a former No 10 adviser back Lords rebellion that hopes to maintain river protections

The Independent UK

Starmer gives deputy Rayner levelling-up brief in Labour reshuffle

Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner will shadow Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove in her new role.

The Guardian - UK

The Tories watering down protections for polluted rivers? I smell a rat

One thing the Conservatives have achieved: the comprehensive choking to death of our waterways

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Evening Standard

Data reveals 781% rise in homeless families staying in B&Bs longer than legal limit

Landlords quitting London’s temporary accommodation sector have also risen by 140%

The Guardian - UK

Gove’s housing plans are latest divergence from promised ‘green Brexit’

Post-Brexit environment watchdog put to the test as local authorities in England told to ignore extra sewage from new developments

The Independent UK

Labour accuses Gove of starting ‘neglect’ of schools that led to collapsing building crisis

More than 100 schools in England have been told to immediately close classrooms and buildings over safety fears

The Guardian - UK

Foul fumes and sewage spills in Tory stronghold of Michael Gove

Aggrieved residents tell of issues in constituency of housing secretary planning to rip up pollution laws

The Guardian - UK

RSPB v the Tories: six environmental promises - lies or otherwise?

Do the charity’s accusations that the government has reneged on environmental pledges stand up to scrutiny?

The Guardian - UK

M&S begins legal action after plan to rebuild Oxford Street store blocked

Michael Gove last month refused permission to demolish and redevelop store near Marble Arch in London

The National (Scotland)

RSPB criticised for 'backpedaling apology' after calling PM and Michael Gove 'liars'

THE RSPB have been criticised for “backpedaling” and apologising for calling Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove “liars” for weakening…

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