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Gove acted on ‘bogus’ allegations of Islamist plot to take over Birmingham schools

Trojan horse podcast reveals then education secretary went ahead with interventions despite ‘serious credibility gap’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

The Tories won’t ‘level up’ the north while they’re in thrall to London

The capital drains the UK of its young people. Michael Gove must put re-establishing local pride at the centre of his agenda, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2022

What is Gove's Levelling Up plan and its 12 missions - how could it affect you?

The UK Government’s Levelling Up plan has been described as the ‘most comprehensive, ambitious plan’ of its kind, but it is already facing criticisms. Here’s everything you need to know about the strategy that Michael Gove has unveiled

Daily Mirror · Feb 3, 2022

The Guardian view on the levelling up white paper: anaemic and inadequate to the task

Editorial: Resources as well as pious intentions are needed to drive an economic renaissance in the north and Midlands

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

A tale of two towns – one in the north, one in the south – exposes the lie of ‘levelling up’

Instead of fixing the inequalities that run across the UK, Johnson’s Tories are combining culture war with electioneering, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2022

10 reasons Levelling Up White Paper has been blasted for letting down Brits

The Levelling Up White Paper was finally unveiled by Michael Gove and the government today with great fanfare - but it comes two years after Boris Johnson's pledges, throws it forward to 2030 and has no new money. Here are the biggest problems, according to its critics

Daily Mirror · Feb 2, 2022

Michael Gove sets out plans for three ‘UK Silicon Valleys’

The ‘innovation accelerators’ would be centred on Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and the Glasgow City Region.

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

Michael Gove apologises for arguing for tighter Covid restrictions to tackle Omicron over Christmas

Michael Gove has apologised for arguing tighter restrictions were needed over Christmas to curb the spread of Covid.

Evening Standard · Feb 2, 2022

Levelling up strategy devolves no extra powers and pledges are ‘aspirational’, Michael Gove admits

‘Missions’ are not ‘mechanism for holding government to account’ and ‘distinct from delivery targets’, white paper says

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

'Thin gruel' or 'fantastic news': How the North West reacted to Michael Gove's levelling up white paper

Leaders of some of the North West's biggest firms have given their opinions

Birmingham Post · Feb 2, 2022