14 min

Michael Gove Profile

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The current Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, first joined the cabinet in 2010 and has remained there for most of the past 14 years in various posts. He’s served four prime ministers.
During that time he has provoked controversy from many areas - from teachers, lawyers, landlords for the policies he has championed. But he has also attracted friends and enemies in his own party due to his decisions over Brexit, leadership bids and party politics.
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producers: Charlotte McDonald and Debbie Richford
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Credits
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ITV

The current Secretary for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, first joined the cabinet in 2010 and has remained there for most of the past 14 years in various posts. He’s served four prime ministers.
During that time he has provoked controversy from many areas - from teachers, lawyers, landlords for the policies he has championed. But he has also attracted friends and enemies in his own party due to his decisions over Brexit, leadership bids and party politics.
Presenter: Mark Coles
Producers: Charlotte McDonald and Debbie Richford
Editor: Tom Bigwood
Production Co-ordinator: Katie Morrison
Sound Engineer: James Beard
Credits
Sky News
ITV

14 min

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