Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds to be banned from next year
Plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds are to be banned in England from next year to tackle pollution and protect the environment.
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Gove calls for flexibility on immigration rules for skilled workers
Michael Gove has urged the Home Secretary to introduce flexible immigration rules for skilled workers after Brexit to avoid vacancies in certain industries.
Gove says US food standard demands unlikely to affect UK
American demands for the UK to accept chlorinated chicken and use of hormones in food is to “appeal to aspects of the domestic audience” rather than a workable trade negotiation, Michael Gove has claimed.
Michael Gove urges food giants to step up to the plate and tackle waste
Food production is extravagant and profligate, Michael Gove has warned as he urged businesses to slash waste.
MSPs to quiz Michael Gove on post-Brexit future of devolved areas
Michael Gove is to be quizzed by MSPs at Holyrood over whether the UK Government intends to take policy decisions in devolved areas after Brexit.
Gove says ‘democracy demands’ MPs back Brexit deal after election losses
Michael Gove has issued a renewed plea for MPs to back Theresa May’s deal, claiming the Tories’ local election losses were because the party has “not yet delivered Brexit”.
SNP’s currency plan is the daftest idea in politics – Gove
Ditching the pound in Scotland to create a new currency “is the single-daftest idea in British politics”, Michael Gove has said.
Gove hits out at Scottish Government’s ‘neglect’ of rural Scotland
The Scottish Government has “neglected and taken for granted” rural Scotland, UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove has claimed.
Travelling circuses face ban on using wild animals
Travelling circuses will be banned from using wild animals from next year, Michael Gove has said.
Gove to meet climate protesters after demonstrations in London
Climate campaigners who brought 10 days of disruption to central London are to meet Environment Secretary Michael Gove on Tuesday to discuss their concerns.
Gove admits Government must act as climate change protesters reach Parliament
Scores of eco-protesters were massed outside Parliament as Environment Secretary Michael Gove admitted “we have not done nearly enough” on man-made climate change.