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Michael Gove has been handed a big opportunity, but will nature nail his political ambitions?

Trewin Restorick, Hubbub
clock 19 June 2017 •
Michael Gove has been handed a big opportunity, but will nature nail his political ambitions?

The new Environment Secretary takes the reins at Defra in the face of numerous multi-dimensional challenges - Trewin Restorick asks if he is up for the task ahead

It is fair to say that the appointment of the self-declared 'shy green' Michael Gove as Environment Secretary has been far from universally popular with one former colleague declaring it is like putting...

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