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Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaignMichael Gove has admitted “moral cowardice” during the Brexit campaign by not being upfront with David Cameron about his role in the leave campaign.In an interview for the Political Currency podcast with George Osborne and Ed Balls, the levelling up secretary said he was initially reluctant to...

Clauses in Michael Gove’s bill include exemptions for properties in a retirement village or on land where a lease has already been grantedMichael Gove’s signature bill to stop developers selling new houses as leasehold properties contains loopholes that will allow them to continue doing so in certain circumstances, a revelation that has triggered anger among housing campaigners.The housing secretary will bring his leasehold reform...