[72][73] It was also alleged by the Financial Times that Gove and his advisors had destroyed email correspondence in order to avoid freedom of information requests. [251] Gove said that jihadist terrorists "hate Israel, and they wish to wipe out the Jewish people's home, not because of what Israel does but because of what Israel is free, democratic, liberal and western. [66], Gove's second home was not in his constituency, but in Elstead, in the South West Surrey constituency. The cabinet minister said the idea was originally considered by the coalition government but was blocked by the Lib Dems.. [51], Gove won the Conservative candidacy for Surrey Heath on 5 July 2004,[52] after the sitting MP Nick Hawkins was deselected by the local Conservative association. Indeed if mother Sarahs column is anything to go by, Beatrice certainly has a rebellious streak. The position came with a 30,000 pay cut, and a specific media role saw Gove on television and radio "more than a traditional Chief Whip would be". [195][196], In July 2021, Gove worked part-time in Glasgow as part of the Government strategy to strengthen the Union. Michael Gove separated from his ex-wife, Sarah Vine, in July 2021 after 20 years of marriage. Beatrice Gove attended Grey Coat Hospital comprehensive school. Gove's was a young student who gave up her baby because the prospect of single motherhood in the harsh, unforgiving social climate of the summer of 1967 was too bleak to comprehend. "[255] Evans said Gove's attack was "ignorant" and asked how anyone could possibly say Britons were fighting for freedom given their country's main ally was Tsarist Russia. Michael Gove separated from his ex-wife, Sarah Vine, in July 2021 after 20 years of marriage. as praising the President-elect unduly. At the age of four months he was adopted by a Labour-supporting couple in Aberdeen, Ernest Gove (died 2023)[7] and Christine Gove, by whom he was brought up. Beatrice Gove went to Grey Coat Hospital High School. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond was reported[by whom?] [258][259], In 2013, Gove credited Cardinal Keith O'Brien with using his intellect to protect the vulnerable in Scotland whilst regretting the absence of a similar figure in the Kirk. ", "Brexit deal: Breakthrough on Northern Ireland border could be a sign that UK-EU talks are on the right track", "Brexit: UK to ditch Internal Market Bill clauses after reaching agreement in principle on Northern Ireland Protocol", "Covid: Michael Gove alerted by NHS Test and Trace after Champions League trip", "Gove gets Covid alert after attending Champions League final in Portugal", "Covid contract for firm run by Cummings' friends unlawful, finds judge", "Michael Gove to work part-time in Glasgow as Boris Johnson seeks goodwill in Belfast", "It's great to be in our Glasgow HQ today - Scotland benefits from its two Governments working together. [68], In March 2011, Gove was criticised for not understanding the importance of school architecture and accused of having misrepresented the cost. First, Beatrice the daughter of Michael Gove and Sarah Vine hit the news after it was revealed that she was to be tested for coronavirus. [172], During the 2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election, Gove nominated Labour MP Chris Bryant to replace John Bercow. [6] Logan was put into care soon after he was born. [143], An important aspect of Gove's tenure was the introduction of laws concerning animal welfare. He said that the ban would take effect by 2040 and end the sales of new fuel combustion cars, trucks, vans, and buses that have petrol and diesel engines in the UK. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. 9. Thankfully she tested negative. Testing a member of the household ensure that Michael Gove could get back to work to drive the governments response at a difficult time.. Mr Gove and Ms Vine, a columnist for the Daily Mail, have been married since 2001 and have two children. He remains on good terms with Rupert Murdoch,[42][43] whom Gove described in evidence before the Leveson Inquiry as "one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last 50 years". Michael Gove has come under fire after it was revealed his daughter was tested for coronavirus just days after showing symptoms. [120][121] Gove declined to deny leaking the Queen's comments. "[115], By 5 July 2016, Gove was in third place in the leadership election, behind May and Andrea Leadsom; the latter had gained an endorsement from Johnson. [127], In his capacity as a writer for The Times, Gove gave the first British post-election interview to Donald Trump in January 2017, along with Kai Diekmann from Bild,[128][129] making him the second British politician to meet Trump as President-elect of the United States after Nigel Farage. [70][71] In March 2012 the Information Commissioner ruled that because emails the Financial Times had requested contained public information they could be the subject of a freedom of information request and ordered the information requested by the paper to be disclosed. [207], During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gove announced his intention to draft plans to allow Ukrainian refugees to be housed in Russian oligarchs' homes in the UK. [146], In January 2019, May survived a vote of no confidence in her government, after a "barnstorming" speech from Gove directed towards the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. Michael Gove has come under fire after it was revealed his daughter was tested for coronavirus just days after showing symptoms. MICHAEL GOVE had the POLICE called to his home after his teenage daughter threw a birthday party which descended into a boozy and drug-fuelled rave, it emerged today. [114], Gove said: "I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future. Michael Andrew Gove (/ov/; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since 2021. According to Jon Craig of Sky News, Gove was told to "go and learn about loyalty on the backbenches" in a two-minute meeting with May. I have, therefore, decided to put my name forward for the leadership. "We think of her today, as we do every day," he wrote. The fourth ballot saw him gain 61 votes, moving him into second position. [69] In February 2011, he had told Parliament that one individual had made 1,000,000 in one year when the true figure was 700,000 for five advisers at different times over a four-year period. WebBeatrice Gove was born in 2003 (age 19 years) in Surrey, United Kingdom. [149], In April 2019, after having a meeting with Extinction Rebellion, Gove said he agreed with the activists that there needed to be a deeper level of public understanding over climate change, but he declined to declare a climate emergency in the United Kingdom. WebSarah Rosemary Vine (born 16 April 1967) is a British columnist. She has written for the Daily Mail since 2013. 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"Michaels daughter was at the party too and seemed less than impressed." [26] He graduated with an upper second. Watch popular content from the following creators: (@looreie), fweya(@fudgenickel), mia(@miacovi), scarlettchalk02(@scarlettchalk0275) . He was educated at two state schools (Sunnybank Primary School and Kittybrewster Primary School),[11] and later, on the recommendation of his primary school teacher,[12] he sat and passed the entrance exam for the independent Robert Gordon's College. [286], In August 2021, Gove was filmed dancing "merrily" in an Aberdeen nightclub. Gove stressed "basic writing, meeting chairing and time management skills" for all policy civil servants. Upon appointment of Johnson as Prime Minister, Gove was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, with responsibilities including preparations for a no-deal Brexit. Indeed if mother Sarahs column is anything to go by, Beatrice certainly has a rebellious streak. Speaking at the Onward centre-right think Michael Goves ex-wife Sarah Vine has revealed the Tory heavyweight's cutting response when he was sacked by Boris Johnson. [223], In February 2023, following the death of Awaab Ishak, a two-year old child living in a mould-hit flat, the Government announced that it would implement "Awaab's Law", which will require social housing providers to remedy reported damp and mould within certain time limits. She has written for the Daily Mail since 2013. Thus, Gove heard and learned about politics from his household. [161], Gove progressed following the first ballot, having received 37 votes. [257], In 2012, Gove was behind plans to provide schools throughout England and Wales with a copy of the King James Bible (inscribed "presented by the Secretary of State for Education") to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its translation into English, though he said he backed the scheme because of the historical and cultural significance of that translation rather than on purely religious grounds. [216], Following the election of Liz Truss, Gove variously backed and criticised the prime minister on Chancellor of the Exchequer Kwasi Kwarteng's controversial reforms to taxation. [67], During the 2010 Conservative Party Conference, Gove announced that the primary and secondary-school national curricula for England would be restructured, and that study of authors such as Byron, Keats, Jane Austen, Dickens and Thomas Hardy would be reinstated in English lessons as part of a plan to improve children's grasp of English literature and language. Gove sold the house and began to commute to his constituency. [175], On 13 February 2020, Gove took on additional responsibilities as Minister for the Cabinet Office, succeeding Oliver Dowden, who had been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in Johnson's first large reshuffle of his government. Gove was born as Graeme Andrew Logan on 26 August 1967. [108] In 2021, Louise Richardson, the vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, said she was "embarrassed" that Gove was an alumnus, on account of these comments. [184], Gove was part of a committee of Cabinet ministers, comprising Johnson, Rishi Sunak and Matt Hancock, that made decisions on the COVID-19 pandemic. Gove said the leaked dossier outlined a "worst-case scenario". She was previously arts editor at The Times. And she has certainly been spending a lot more time in her kingdom of late. [91] Gove remained in the post of chief whip until May 2015, when the role was taken over by Mark Harper. In February 2003, Gove expressed admiration for New Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair because of the way he was handling the crisis in Iraq: "As a right-wing polemicist, all I can say looking at Mr Blair now is, what's not to like?" [135], Gove introduced a ban on bee-harming pesticides like neonicotinoids. But the fact that Goves daughter received a test before many frontline health staff hasnt gone down well with everyone Last week, Michael Gove announced that he was entering isolation given that his 17-year-old daughter Beatrice had displayed symptoms of Covid-19. Gove was moved to the post of Government chief whip,[85] which was portrayed as a demotion by his detractors; Prime Minister Cameron denied this was the case. Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary Sunni and Shia contend for power in parliament, not in street battles. She explained that teenagers are constantly being instructed what to do and how we must do it, whether we're at home or at school. "We think of her today, as we do every day," he wrote. [249], Gove is, like the great majority of UK Conservative Party MPs, a member of Conservative Friends of Israel. [267][268], Gove was portrayed by actor Oliver Maltman in the 2019 HBO and Channel 4 drama Brexit: The Uncivil War. [41] Despite preferring Hillary Clinton to Trump as President of the United States,[130] Gove's interview and consequent defence of it was seen by some[who?] Michael Gove was confronted by an anti- Brexit holidaymaker over after being caught up in huge queues at a Greek airport. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. [99], Gove was a prominent figure in the campaign for Britain to leave the EU in the 2016 referendum and described his decision to take that side as "the most difficult decision of my political life". 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