Govt announces £1.4bn levelling-up devolution deal for north east including new mayor levelling up? The North East of England could become the latest region to have a directly elected mayor, as the Government announced a new £1.4 billion devolution deal for the region. Hailed as a “significant step” by local politicians, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove said a new devolution deal would bring fresh powers over skills, transport and [...]
Gove backs new design school to challenge ‘indifferent and insipid’ town planning Levelling up Michael Gove has said new housing developments are let down by “indifferent or insipid” town planning, as he calls for a new school for designing. The Levelling Up Secretary made his comments in a foreword for the conservative think tank Policy Exchange, in which he bemoaned modern architecture, saying “all too frequently in Britain the [...]
‘Is that it?’: Gove unable to say how Brexit ‘made business easier’ when asked six times on R4 heated exchange Principal Brexiteer michael Gove was unable to name a ‘single benefit’ of Brexit, as business leaders warn of continued economic strain. The levelling up secretary appeared to falter while speaking on Radio 4’s Today Programme this morning, asked no less than six times how firms would benefit from the UK’s departure from the EU. This [...]
‘I am just a regular guy’: Michael Gove rejects Downing Street’s ‘snake’ label July 12, 2022 Former government minister and Tory heavyweight Michael Gove has denied that he is a “snake” after being described as such by No 10 sources after being sacked as communities secretary by Boris Johnson last week. The Prime Minister dramatically fired Gove last Wednesday after his Cabinet rival told him that it was time for him [...]
Michael Gove appears to ditch government pledge to build 300k homes per year May 11, 2022 Downing Street has sought to shrug off comments from the housing minister seeming to suggest the government had scrapped its home-building targets. Michael Gove suggested the government is no longer committed to building 300,000 homes a year by the mid 2020s, tearing up a Conservative party manifesto pledge. In an interview with Mishal Husain on [...]
Michael Gove: There won’t be an emergency budget to tackle the cost of living crisis May 11, 2022 Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has insisted there will not be an emergency budget to deal with the cost of living crisis. The minister made his comments on Sky News this morning after the prime minister told the Commons yesterday, that Rishi Sunak would be “saying more” on the UK’s response to rising inflation and [...]
Row erupts as new London arena dubbed ‘enormous glowing blight’ gets planning approval March 23, 2022 A row has erupted over a new music venue branded an “enormous glowing blight” which has now been granted planning permission. The MSG Sphere in Stratford at the site of the 2012 Olympics got approval from the London Legacy Development Corporation (LLDC) today, despite more than a thousand complaints from residents about the 21,000-seater arena. [...]
‘Levelling up’ under fire for failing to help jobseekers February 21, 2022 Michael Gove’s levelling up strategy has come under fire for failing to support “the most vulnerable in society”. It comes after the Independent reported a two-year wait for government cash to help people into work after it was announced that replacement job schemes would only be funded “from 2024-25”. The paper reported last year that [...]
FCA requested to review buildings insurers as Gove says leaseholders hit with ‘rapidly escalating’ costs January 28, 2022 The financial services regulator has been requested to review the buildings insurance market for blocks of flats. In a letter to the regulator, housing minister Micheal Gove said he was “extremely concerned” to hear from leaseholders about their experience of “rapidly escalating” insurance premiums on high and medium-rise blocks. There have been cases where insurance [...]
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 [...]