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Politics Unpacked

It Must Be Gove, Gove, Gove

Politics Unpacked

Anna Covell

News & Politics, Politics, News

4.41.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2022

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

As Michael Gove announces he's stepping back from frontline politics, Matt Chorley looks back on his life and career. He hears from former Prime Minister David Cameron, Times Policy Editor, Oliver Wright, Rachel Woolf, former Advisor to Michael Gove, and Polly Mackenzie, Former Head of Policy for the Lib Dems.


PLUS Carol Lewis and Manveen Rana on bin strikes and heat pumps.



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0:00.0

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0:58.9

Hello, this is the Red Box podcast. I'm Matt Shulli. Yeah, we're back again. Still going,

1:04.0

still waiting for the end of the Tory leadership contest. All the end of the world as we know it,

1:08.9

whichever comes first. Coming up on today's episode, the big news we got on Saturday. Michael

1:14.6

Gov, backing wishy-soon act, accusing Liz Trusser taking a holiday from reality, but perhaps more

1:20.6

significantly, Michael Gov confirming he's leaving frontline politics, maybe realised that

1:25.8

frontline politics is leaving him. It's all we thought we'd do on the podcast today, because it

1:29.2

just triggered a wave of tributes to him. It's what I cross the political spectrum. So what I

1:34.0

thought I'd do today is take a look at Michael Gov, the man. Is he a genius, or is he just marginally

1:40.1

better than everyone else? So that's a big thing coming up today. Is it really the case that it

1:44.0

must be Gov, Gov, Gov? Before that, we kick off today with our columnist panel No Libby Rachel,

1:50.2

so instead we've got Cowell Lewis and Manpring Run.

1:56.4

The columnist on Times Radio.

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