Michael Gove admits to ‘moral cowardice’ during Brexit campaign

Levelling up secretary says he should have been upfront with David Cameron about his role in leave campaign

The levelling up secretary, Michael 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, Gove said he was initially reluctant to take a prominent role in the campaign, but had been persuaded to by the Vote Leave campaign coordinator, Dominic Cummings.