Election 2024: JP Morgan banker standing in Michael Gove’s former seat Battle for No10 JP Morgan banker and ex-army officer Ed McGuinness has been selected to stand for the Conservatives in Michael Gove’s former seat of Surrey Heath.
Explainer: Are Michael Gove’s threats to developers working? Explainer This morning, we broke the news that residential developer Telford Homes was ready to sign Michael Gove’s cladding pledge. Just hours later, the developer officially capitulated and signed. These developments indicate that Gove’s threats, after all, are working. Monday was the official deadline for signing the legally binding contract. Thirty-nine developers accepted their responsibility to [...]
Explainer: Michael Gove’s plan for a new Conservative party Explainer If there’s one person who knows a thing or two about the Conservative party, that’s Michael Gove. Having covered senior positions in several different departments, and developed long-lasting policy in areas from farming to housing, he was well positioned to outline a vision for the “renewal” of his party earlier today at the centre-right think [...]
Gove’s housing plan is still stuck in a disjointed era of the suburbs vs the centre August 4, 2023 Even with a ‘bold plan’ for urban centres, Michael Gove’s housing plan doesn’t know how to connect the suburbs to the city, writes Jonathan Seager.
Treasury refuses to bankroll Michael Gove’s single government login proposal August 21, 2021 Michael Gove’s plan to give every adult a single login for online interactions with the government, could be stalled by a funding dispute with the Treasury, according to reports. The Cabinet Office’s proposed plan, dubbed “one login for Government”, would result in people logging into a single online interface to conduct a host of activities [...]
Emergency text to BBC chairman: Michael Gove’s efforts to ‘level up’ hit a snag after getting trapped in lift for half an hour January 10, 2022 Michael Gove’s efforts to “level up” hit a snag after he was trapped in a BBC lift for more than 30 minutes. The Communities Secretary was touring studios to explain his plan to tackle the cladding scandal when the mishap occurred. BBC presenter Nick Robinson told listeners: “We’ve had breaking news this morning that W1A [...]
Levelling Up fund earmarks £90m for London boroughs – is your neighbourhood included? February 19, 2024 Over £90m will be injected into various boroughs across London to revamp tube stations and improve community spaces as part of the government’s Levelling Up fund.
Michael Gove’s housing department hands £1.9bn back to the Treasury in ‘blow to developers’ July 12, 2023 Michael Gove’s department returned £1.9bn of housing money to the Treasury claiming it was unable to spend it, leaving industry insiders baffled. The sum comprised money to pay for new house building projects, including affordable homes, and to conduct building safety remediations. Joshua Bond, founder and managing director of Bond Land, called Gove’s move “the [...]
Gove’s plans to cap ground rents could cost taxpayers £31bn, RFA warn December 7, 2023 Micheal Gove’s plans to cap ground rents in England and Wales could cost the taxpayer over £31bn, a trade body has warned.
PMQs sketch: Dowden and Rayner build fragile house of cards April 24, 2024 Deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner’s efforts to bluster her way past deputy prime minister Oliver Dowden’s well-rehearsed jibes fell flat at times.