[69], During the CameronClegg ministry, Gove was the subject of repeated criticism for alleged attempts to avoid the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act. The liberation of Iraq has actually been that rarest of thingsa proper British foreign policy success. Thus, Gove heard and learned about politics from his household. "[227], During the 2008 Conservative Party Conference, Gove argued that Edmund Burke, an 18th-century philosopher who commented on organic society and the French Revolution, was the greatest conservative ever. Michael Andrew Gove (/ov/; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since 2021. [20] He became a member of the Oxford University Conservative Association and was secretary of Aberdeen South Young Conservatives. [218], Gove declined to run in the October 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. [144] One of the "toughest worldwide bans" on ivory trade was also introduced in 2018. In the 2014 cabinet reshuffle he was moved to the post of chief whip. Watch popular content from the following creators: (@looreie), fweya(@fudgenickel), mia(@miacovi), scarlettchalk02(@scarlettchalk0275) . [66], Gove's second home was not in his constituency, but in Elstead, in the South West Surrey constituency. [224], Gove is generally considered as combining socially liberal viewsfor example, on gay marriage[225]with a harder Eurosceptic and neoconservative position on foreign affairs. [114], Gove said: "I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future. "[105] When in an interview it was claimed that there was no expert opinion to support this, Gove remarked that "the people of this country have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. Thankfully she tested negative. WebSarah Rosemary Vine (born 16 April 1967) is a British columnist. [70][71] In March 2012 the Information Commissioner ruled that because emails the Financial Times had requested contained public information they could be the subject of a freedom of information request and ordered the information requested by the paper to be disclosed. Its back to business as Dominic Cummings returns to Number Ten, Hugh Grosvenor: How the richest man in the world under 30 stays normal. [277] Gove has lived in Earl's Court,[278] Notting Hill,[279] North Kensington[280] and Mayfair. [95] Gove was also praised for his prominent role in scrapping a British bid for a Saudi prison contract. Thankfully she tested negative. He was educated at two state schools (Sunnybank Primary School and Kittybrewster Primary School),[11] and later, on the recommendation of his primary school teacher,[12] he sat and passed the entrance exam for the independent Robert Gordon's College. Indeed if mother Sarahs column is anything to go by, Beatrice certainly has a rebellious streak. [40][41] He has also written a weekly column on politics and current affairs for the newspaper and contributed to The Times Literary Supplement, Prospect magazine and The Spectator. Michael Gove 's daughter was tested for coronavirus so that he could 'get back to work' in his 'central role' in the battle against the pandemic, Downing Street said today. Yet it seems that Michael Gove and his wife, Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine, were not impressed all of the teenagers videos appear to have since been wiped from her profile. Michael also has a sister named Angela. 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He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. He had allegedly tried to avoid a 5 entrance fee by stating he was the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. [246], Gove has described himself as "a proud Zionist",[247] and supports the United Jewish Israel Appeal's fundraising activities. [260], In April 2015, he described his faith in an article for The Spectator. P. arents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has suggested. [172], During the 2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election, Gove nominated Labour MP Chris Bryant to replace John Bercow. [51], Gove won the Conservative candidacy for Surrey Heath on 5 July 2004,[52] after the sitting MP Nick Hawkins was deselected by the local Conservative association. She is no longer under the username @420bandobaby. [9][47], Gove was the founding chairman of Policy Exchange,[48] a conservative think tank launched in 2002. 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Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary Sunni and Shia contend for power in parliament, not in street battles. [143], An important aspect of Gove's tenure was the introduction of laws concerning animal welfare. In reaction, Craig Oliver said it would have a negative impact on his run whereas fellow candidate for leadership Dominic Raab said he "admires [Gove's] honesty". [171] Interviewed in September 2019, Gove declined to say whether the Government would abide by legislation designed to stop a no-deal Brexit. In her column last week, Sarah Vine explained that the family were self-isolating after Beatrice came down with a high fever and assorted Covid-19 symptoms, but maintained that it was unlikely, in my view, that he [Michael Gove] will have caught it from her being a typical teenager, she spends most of her time in voluntary self-isolation in her bedroom. Michael Gove 's daughter was tested for coronavirus so that he could 'get back to work' in his 'central role' in the battle against the pandemic, Downing Street said today. [179], In May 2020, Gove was criticised[180][bettersourceneeded] after his wife Sarah Vine shared a bookcase picture "as a very special treat for my trolls" which featured a book by the Holocaust denier David Irving, and a copy of The Bell Curve, which controversially claims that intelligence is highly heritable and that median IQ varies among races. The pair are "in the process of finalising their divorce", the spokesman added. After the 2021 cabinet reshuffle he served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations until Gove told Johnson to resign during the July 2022 Government crisis and was dismissed by Johnson. I have, therefore, decided to put my name forward for the leadership. [175], On 13 February 2020, Gove took on additional responsibilities as Minister for the Cabinet Office, succeeding Oliver Dowden, who had been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in Johnson's first large reshuffle of his government. Victoria Aitken, daughter of the disgraced former Tory Cabinet Minister, Jonathan Aitken, threatened to sue a successful VIP PPE bidder for commission after she had referred it into the VIP lane. [213], Gove declined to run in the JulySeptember 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. Gove had criticised Cambridge professor Sir Richard Evans saying his views were more like that of an undergraduate cynic in a Footlights review. "[226], Giving evidence before the Leveson Inquiry in May 2012, Gove said he was "unashamedly on the side of those who say that we should think very carefully before legislation and regulation because the cry 'Something must be done' often leads to people doing something which isn't always wise. [133], After his appointment, Gove announced that a microbead ban would be put into place by the end of 2017. The Guardian previously reported that Michelle Mone was incandescent with rage and complaining to Michael Gove and Matt Hancock after He then began a career as a journalist at The Press and Journal before having a long tenure as a leader writer at The Times. Watch popular content from the following creators: (@looreie), fweya(@fudgenickel), mia(@miacovi), scarlettchalk02(@scarlettchalk0275) . In Beatrices TikTok bio, it reads: Honestly its getting tiresome now 4th account going strong., She currently has 24,000 followers and has slightly changed her content. [221] The appointment was reported as a surprise, as Gove had previously said that he did not expect to serve in government again. [72][73] It was also alleged by the Financial Times that Gove and his advisors had destroyed email correspondence in order to avoid freedom of information requests. The Guardian previously reported that Michelle Mone was incandescent with rage and complaining to Michael Gove and Matt Hancock after But he was photographed running in a south London park on Easter Sunday, raising questions about whether he was obeying NHS guidance that anyone self-isolating should only exercise at Testing a member of the household ensure that Michael Gove could get back to work to drive the governments response at a difficult time.. [233], William Dalrymple, reviewing Gove's book Celsius 7/7 on the roots of Islamic terrorism in The Times, dismissed Gove's knowledge of the Middle East as being derivative and based on the views of Bernard Lewis.[234]. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove and his journalist wife Sarah Vine have "agreed to separate", a joint spokesman for the couple has said. But he was photographed running in a south London park on Easter Sunday, raising questions about whether he was obeying NHS guidance that anyone self-isolating should only exercise at "[228], In remarks prepared for the 2020 Ditchley Lecture, Gove portrayed what he saw as the malaise of modern society as leading to populism, because the non-intellectual classes "chose to opt for polarised identity politics rather than stay with broad-based national political movements" instead of choosing to follow the politics of diversity, inclusion and identity politics they were force-fed by the elites. Rules, routine and order are imposed upon us at every turn. [250] He has said that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is anti-Semitic. Thankfully she tested negative. After it was announced that Michael Gove was self-isolating, it emerged that his daughter had been tested for the virus. [120][121] Gove declined to deny leaking the Queen's comments. Speaking at the Onward centre-right think "[237], Gove had to be calmed by parliamentary colleagues in August 2013 after shouting, "A disgrace, you're a disgrace!" [80] The next month the National Union of Teachers passed a vote of no confidence in Gove at their annual conference and called for his resignation. [240], Gove is one of several Conservative MPs who co-authored Direct Democracy: An Agenda for a New Model Party (2005). [269][270], In the 2020 revival of Spitting Image, Gove's puppet was given "beady eyes, large ears and bulging cheeks". But the fact that Goves daughter received a test before many frontline health staff hasnt gone down well with everyone [13] In October 2012, he wrote an apology letter to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class. [209], Gove attended the 2022 Bilderberg meeting in Washington, D.C.[210], The Telegraph journalist Matthew Lynn attacked Gove's record in government, describing him as the "driving force behind a whole series of terrible policy mistakes". Friends of Gove denied he had attempted to avoid paying. [64] He apologised, however, when the list of terminated school-building projects he had released was found to be inaccurate; the list was reannounced several times before it was finally accurately published. [185] He was chair of the COVID-19 operations subcommittee. [126], In December 2016, Gove defended a Vote Leave claim that an additional 350million a week could be spent on the NHS when Britain left the EU. [204], Gove launched a white paper on levelling up on 2 February 2022. [284], Gove contracted H1N1 swine flu during the 2009 influenza pandemic. [132] Gove said he "was quite surprised" to be asked to join the cabinet after May dismissed him in 2016 after she became Prime Minister. 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