Michael Gove has said he will step back from frontline politics in favor ofRishi Sunak as Prime Minister.
Former education secretarybacked Sunak to replace Boris Johnsonin a Times article. Dismissed as a secretary upgrade for ugliness, Number 10 sources branded him a "snake".
Mr. Gove, who decided not to run for Conservative leadership, initially Chemi he supported Badenoch but rival Liz his truss . 18}” campaign as a “holiday from reality”.
But whoever replaces Johnson as prime minister is unlikely to be able to get the 54-year-old Johnson into the cabinet after declaring he will return to the backbench.
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AFP via Getty Images)Gove said in 2016 that Theresa May became Prime Minister, writing in The Times: But it was the privilege of my life that he was able to spend 11 years in the Cabinet under three prime ministers.
"I am deeply concerned by the unrealistic framing of the leadership debate by many.
"The answer to the cost-of-living crisis is simply more 'subsidy.' It's not about denying ``gold'' and cutting taxes.''
Mr. Gove went on to say that Mr. Truss' proposed national insurance cuts would favor the wealthy, while corporate tax cuts would favor small entrepreneurs.
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AFP via Getty Images)He called on the government's response to the crisis to focus on the poorest members of society rather than "keeping them safe". FTSE 100 Executive Stock Options”.
While Mr Truss is generally believed to have built a large lead in the leadership race, Mr Gove said he did not accept the "SW1 consensus" that the Foreign Secretary had already secured the number 10 key. Stated.
Condemned by Mr. GoveAmong Ms. Truss' policies was a plan to provide a new grammar school, but he said he did not have the funds to build one. .
He also defended Snack's tax hike during his tenure as prime minister, saying it was necessary in the wake of the Covid pandemic.
Mr Gove's endorsement was welcomed by his Sunak campaign, with a spokesperson saying in a quote quoted by the Daily Mail: And in every job he has done, he has demonstrated his zeal for the sweeping reforms we desperately need right now.
