Conservative party chief whip Michael Gove slips past a question from Gary Gibbon on whether he was behind Sir Malcolm Rifkind’s decision to step down over the “cash for access” scandal.
Cathy Newman tests education minister Nick Gibb on his numeracy, after Nicky Morgan proposed new measures for schoolchildren. He denies that plans for more rigorous testing have been “watered down”.
Michael Gove remains convinced there will be no more defections to Ukip – and once again channels Catherine Tate, saying he’s “not bovvered” about losing the Rochester by-election.
Michael Gove channels Catherine Tate to deny the Tories are running scared in their latest battle against Ukip.
David Cameron won’t win a majority at the next election because he has failed to woo ethnic minorities, according to Baroness Warsi, Britain’s first female Muslim cabinet minister.
Gary Gibbon
I understand word has gone out to Mrs Gove to stop hitting the tweet button after a series of messages blurted out on Wednesday. They threatened to undermine the coordinated Gove/Cameron operation to minimise his pain at the reshuffle. They may have been triggered by the late realisation in the Gove household that the office of…
David Cameron’s reshuffle exposes a lack of legal experience in the upper ranks of government – not to mention a growing pool of unhappy men in their 50s on the backbenches.
Gary Gibbon
Men are still overly represented in the post-reshuffle government – but that’s not what it feels like to some grumbling Tory males around Westminster.
Gary Gibbon
Education Secretary Michael Gove is to become the new chief whip in the most wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle of David Cameron’s premiership.
Tahir Alam, from the Birmingham Park View Academy whose trust has been the focus of “Trojan horse” allegations, says Michael Gove had been “trigger-happy” to take action and had anti-Islamic views.
Newly appointed Tory Chief Whip Michael Gove says he was offered the chance to stay on as education secretary. And he tells Channel 4 News he wants candidate shortlists based on talent, not gender.
David Cameron’s reshuffle is an attempt to make a fundamental change in how the Conservatives are perceived by voters, says Paul Mason.
The government is cracking down on fatty and sweet foods in schools, allowing pupils just two portions each week, while milk will once again be introduced during the school day.
Gary Gibbon
The coalition position on Iraq as outlined by Nick Clegg at his press conference this morning might strike you as less than heroic.
Gary Gibbon
Education Secretary Michael Gove is involved in several fights already. Can he walk away from his spat with Sir Ofsted’s Michael Wilshaw over “no-notice” school inspections?