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Gove handed peerage

Former local government secretary Michael Gove has been appointed to the House of Lords.

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By Martin Ford | 14 April 2025
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Former local government secretary Michael Gove has been appointed to the House of Lords.

Now editor of the Sectator magazine having left the House of Commons, Gove was granted a peerage as part of Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list.

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