May appears to warm to Gove’s views on combating terrorism
To take on terrorism, you need to address intolerance and extremism within pockets of certain Muslim communities, not just focus on law and order issues.
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The cabinet is “united” around a transition deal allowing continued free movement for EU citizens after Brexit. That’s according to Environment Secretary and prominent Brexiteer Michael Gove. He claimed the Government would take a “pragmatic” approach, after reports that a transition could last up to four years. That hasn’t impressed hardline Euro-sceptics, while many businesses just want the Government to provide some proper direction.
Former cabinet minister Michael Gove says although there have been cuts in police numbers, the money spent on counter-terrorism has been protected.
To take on terrorism, you need to address intolerance and extremism within pockets of certain Muslim communities, not just focus on law and order issues.
Defence Secretary Sir Michael Fallon says the decision to raise the terrorism threat level was made independently and deploying troops in public places, to “backfill” for the police, was a “direct response” to this. He adds that the Government has increased the number of armed police officers in recent years.
As ever with a Michael Fallon statement, we are little the wiser at the end of the hour and he will wear that as a badge of pride.
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As recently as last night at the Tory Fundraiser at the Hurlingham Club in West London, Michael Gove and Boris Johnson had their arms around each other.
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Justice Secretary Michael Gove accuses the Remain campaign of treating voters like children and trying to scare them into voting to stay in the EU in June’s referendum.
Will David Cameron forgive Michael Gove for backing “Leave” – and for casting doubt on whether the renegotiation deal is legally watertight? And will George Osborne be more forgiving?
The renegotiation deal David Cameron struck with other EU leaders is not legally binding, according to his cabinet colleague and friend Michael Gove.
The government is prepared to take military action in Syria if it can win a majority in the Commons, but with the Labour leadership frontrunner and SNP sceptical, victory is not assured.
In his first speech on prisons as justice secretary, Michael Gove will today promote education as a way of cutting reoffending rates. But there will be no mention of overcrowding.
The Conservatives have been criticised for a change in voting law that could see hundreds of thousands of people drop off the electoral roll.