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Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says HE has driven to test his eyesight after PM’s aide Dominic Cummings claims he drove on a 60-mile round trip to Durham beauty spot with wife and child in the car ‘to check his vision’ Cummings made 60 mile round trip beauty spot with wife Mary and their son He … Read more
Michel Gove blasts ‘ideological’ EU as he warns Brussels that it will only get a post-Brexit free trade deal if it treats the UK as a ‘sovereign equal’ and backs down over issues including fishing and standards He said the UK is committed to a deal with a free trade agreement ‘at its core’ But … Read more
Michael Gove today guaranteed teachers and pupils will be safe when schools are reopened before swiftly backtracking as he said ‘you can never eliminate risk’. The Government is locked in a furious row with councils and teaching unions over its plans to begin the phased reopening of primary schools from June 1 as the coronavirus … Read more
Michael Gove today revealed the Government has recruited more than 17,000 coronavirus contact tracers putting ministers on track to hit their 18,000 target. The staff will play a key role in efforts to prevent a second wave of the deadly disease as they are tasked with figuring out where people who test positive have been … Read more
The number of coronavirus tests carried on fell sharply for the second day in a row today – the second successive fall since the Government beat its 100,000 target. Chairing today’s press conference Michael Gove said there had been 1,206,405 coronavirus tests in the UK as of 9am on Sunday May 3, including 76,496 in the … Read more
Could Cornwall, the Isle of Wight and the Hebrides be the first out of lockdown? Michael Gove suggests ‘island communities’ could pilot easing of coronavirus restrictions using contact tracing BEFORE the rest of the UK He said isolated areas could be used as test beds before a UK-wide roll-out Wight has ferry services from Lymington, … Read more
Michael Gove stands firm on post-Brexit timetable insisting the UK will break free from EU rules on December 31 despite coronavirus crisis and baits Brussels claiming the pandemic should ‘concentrate the minds’ of negotiators to get a trade deal done He reiterated UK belief that December 31 deadline for severing ties should stay This was … Read more
Michael Gove denies breaking lockdown rules as he is photographed jogging in a park after his daughter starting showing coronavirus symptoms Michael Gove is to come out of isolation tomorrow – nearly a week early It comes as the minister was seen jogging near his London home, sparking claims that he was breaking coronavirus lockdown … Read more
Now Michael Gove goes into self-isolation after family member shows symptoms of coronavirus By James Tapsfield, Political Editor For Mailonline Published: 10:59 BST, 7 April 2020 | Updated: 11:01 BST, 7 April 2020 Michael Gove has gone into self-isolation after a family member showed symptoms of coronavirus, it was revealed today. Aides to the Cabinet … Read more
Boris Johnson (pictured as his health worsened on April 3) has spent the night in intensive care but there has been ‘no change’ in his coronavirus condition Michael Gove admitted Boris Johnson’s intensive care battle is ‘truly frightening’ today he said ministers are ‘praying’ for his swift recovery. Mr Johnson was moved to ICU at St … Read more