Conservative voters and Northerners feel most betrayed by levelling up
Most Brits – but especially Tory supporters – think the government’s flagship policy is having no impact.
ByMichael Gove
“There will be blood” inside Labour’s HQ once “Rottweiler” Sue Gray starts as chief of staff
Your weekly dose of gossip from around Westminster.
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Michael Gove’s speech could have been delivered by Keir Starmer
The Levelling Up Secretary’s address revealed an emerging consensus between Labour and the communitarian right.
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Levelling up won’t happen until the UK solves its drugs problem
There is a clear link between deprivation and drug misuse.
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This Brexit truce was inevitable
Hardliners may squeal, but as the economy suffers the UK needs to reevaluate its relationship with its biggest trading partner.
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Michael Gove has shown courage in breaking the Brexit taboo
The Levelling Up Secretary has become the first Brexiteer to accept that their project is failing.
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Michael Gove and the levelling up agenda have been hamstrung
The Treasury will reportedly oversee all of the Levelling Up Department’s capital spending.
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Dominic Raab’s defenders are wrong – being “tough” doesn’t work
Whether he is guilty of bullying or not, Raab’s managerial style and record in office suggest that he is an…
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