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Michael Andrew Gove, Lord Gove of Torry (born 26 August 1967) is a British journalist, editor of The Spectator magazine since October 2024 and Conservative politician. During his parliamentary career (he is a former MP), Gove has served as Secretary of State for Education (2010–2014), Secretary of State for Justice (2015–2016) and Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (2017–2019).
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No-one can be blithe or blase about the real impact on food producers in this country of leaving without a deal.
It's certainly the case that there will be bumps in the road, some element of disruption in the event of no-deal.
It will not be the case that we will have zero-rate tariffs on food products. There will be protections for sensitive sections of agriculture and food production.
I think that there are a number of economic factors in play. Some prices may go up. Other prices will come down.
Hatred towards people on the basis of their background or faith is repugnant
I think the people in this country have had enough of experts.
If there are Islamophobes in the Conservative Party - and there are - we should root them out.
The day after we vote to leave we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want.
We need to be absolutely resolute in tackling racism and prejudice of all kinds
I think it's a shame that the Remain camp are talking this country down
I am deeply concerned about your unpatriotic attitude towards cheese
Full stop to the [Irish border] backstop
There won't be any delays, we are determined that we are going to leave on October 31st, and it's my job to make sure the country is ready.
My view is that whatever happens in the future we will be in a strong position to deal with any crises that occur as a result of leaving the EU.
No deal is now a very real prospect.
We have a great future outside the European Union and we should be embracing that
It is, perhaps, hard to imagine a collaboration between Virgil and Captain W.E. Johns, a fusion of the Aeneid and Biggles Pulls It Off, but that is how Boris Johnson’s memoir reads.
Many of the people who say that we will suffer economically if we're outside the EU were the same people who said we had to be inside the euro. They were wrong then, they're wrong now.
We have a new government now, and under this new government we've been taking steps to make sure that we are properly prepared for exit on October 31.
In all the important areas where an independent country chooses to exercise sovereignty, the UK will be able to do so and, in so doing, respect the referendum result and the mandate we were given
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