Michael Gove

Gove’s leasehold reform bill does not ban leaseholds on new-build houses

Rush to write legislation means clauses to ban the leaseholds will be added via amendments

Kiran Stacey Political correspondent

29, Nov, 2023 @6:14 PM

Gove rejects suggestion that disabled people not prioritised for support during pandemic – as it happened

Michael Gove asked about Boris Johnson suggestion package to protect people with disabilities should be prepared ‘in slower time’

Andrew Sparrow

28, Nov, 2023 @5:21 PM

Dominic Cummings joked about trip to countryside before Barnard Castle visit

Covid inquiry sees message from Boris Johnson’s ex-adviser shortly before his much-criticised trip to County Durham

Peter Walker Deputy political editor

28, Nov, 2023 @3:28 PM

Michael Gove apologises for mistakes by government during Covid crisis

UK was too slow to lock down and initial approach to testing was chaotic, minister tells inquiry

Peter Walker Deputy political editor

28, Nov, 2023 @12:55 PM

Too many pupils miss lessons, says Ofsted, and that's right. Call it the Michael Gove effect | Polly Toynbee

Children are being set up to fail, as teachers quit and school buildings crumble. Gove set the tone – blame him for this rot, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Polly Toynbee

28, Nov, 2023 @8:00 AM

NCA questions Matt Hancock and Michael Gove in PPE Medpro inquiry

Witness interviews conducted as part of corruption investigation into company linked to Tory peer Michelle Mone

Vikram Dodd, Aletha Adu and David Conn

26, Nov, 2023 @4:42 PM

The reason for these cynical power grabs: the weaker the Tories become, the stronger they need to appear | Andy Beckett

Anywhere else, this government’s tactics would look like a slow-motion coup. In Britain now, voters find them risible, says the Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

Andy Beckett

24, Nov, 2023 @6:00 AM

The Guardian view on regional inequalities: they still need fixing | Editorial

Editorial: The Conservatives’ levelling up programme has been a failure. But Labour should embrace the goal, if not the means

Editorial

21, Nov, 2023 @6:22 PM

When peace protesters came face to face with the Tories’ weapon of mass distraction | Stewart Lee

Michael Gove was once again on hand to help deflect from the government’s mishandling of the pro-Palestine march

Stewart Lee

19, Nov, 2023 @10:00 AM

Birmingham’s budget crisis won’t be solved by another round of Tory cuts | Letter

Letters: Cllr Phil Davis says Labour should not be blamed for the shortfall in funds at Birmingham city council

15, Nov, 2023 @6:00 PM

Nadine Dorries on cabals, cosmetic work and Cameron’s peerage: ‘If you’re an Etonian, someone just has a word with the king’

In her new book, the former Tory MP claims a shadowy ‘movement’ controlled the Tory party for decades. She discusses impostor syndrome, her bond with Boris Johnson – and why she feels like Carrie Johnson’s second mum

Gaby Hinsliff

15, Nov, 2023 @4:59 PM