Michael Gove

Labour's Lisa Nandy tells the Communities Secretary to 'take it seriously' after the top Tory attempted Scouse and American accents on BBC Breakfast.

The Prime Minister's official spokesman said: " Michael Gove is an effective Cabinet communicator who has a variety of means of getting the message across." He said the words “an emergency budget” and “a major, capital letters, big news story” in what appeared to be an American accent, before saying “calm down” in a Scouse accent, which reminded viewers of comedian Harry Enfield’s sketch. Tory minister Michael Gove has been ridiculed for using "silly voices" in a strange interview about the cost of living crisis in which he attempted Scouse and American accents.

The politician was being probed on a possible emergency budget in a televised interview earlier but following his appearance, Labour's Lisa Nandy tweeted: ...

"Michael Gove is an effective cabinet communicator who has a variety of means of getting the message across," the PM's spokesperson says. Mr Gove said the words "emergency budget" and "a major, capital letters, big news story" in what appeared to be an American accent. Probed on the prospect of an emergency budget in a television interview earlier today, the levelling up secretary seemingly attempted both Scouse and American accents.

However, Mr Gove also claimed Boris Johnson was an “expert negotiator” and suggested the threat to ditch the protocol could be part of UK negotiating tactics.

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The Government has threatened to rip up the agreement but it risks a huge economic backlash if it does so.

But the UK has said the proposals do not go far enough. And that’s fine, I’m not going to criticise them. I would not see any other solution.” The legal action was paused in July 2021 as negotiations continued. Traders have also encountered problems shipping goods across the Irish Sea. Boris and Liz, they are negotiating duo whom I place my trust.” The Northern Ireland Protocol was implemented to avoid the introduction of a hard border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. So far the EU has been reluctant to dramatically alter the terms of the Protocol, pointing out the UK agreed the terms of the deal in 2020. To do this Northern Ireland was given a different status to the rest of the UK when it comes to trade in goods with the EU. Boris Johnson’s Government wants to renegotiatethe Protocol – whch aims to prevent a hard border developing between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland – claiming it represents a huge compromise by the UK and the EU has been applying it too rigidly. The EU has said a renegotiation of the text of the deal is out of the question – but it has set out a number of alternative proposals. The Northern Ireland Protocol remains a major source of tension between the UK and the EU, despite Britain signing the deal in 2019.

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“So governments cause these problems and it's not good enough for Michael Gove and others just to shrug their shoulders. You know, when you talk about the cost of living crisis, we know from the data that food prices are 6% higher as a direct consequence of Brexit. Whether you work in hospitality, travel, or any other sector we would love to hear from you. We need to make sure that the Good Friday Agreement is protected. He insisted Sefcovic and the Foreign Secretary have a “good relationship”, adding: “They will try to make progress tomorrow. Asked how angry he was on a scale of one to 10, Gove told LBC radio: “Minus five.

Asked earlier on Sky News where the Government would put “shield” to protect people from the cost-of-living crisis, Levelling-Up Secretary Mr Gove suggested it ...

If we wait until November to do all of that then the economy will end up in more trouble. “So a bit more flexibility please from the Prime Minister and Chancellor.” He told BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme: “There’s a debate about whether or not do we need an Emergency Budget, ie this week six weeks after a spring statement. “But we also keep under review a range of things that we can do both short term and long term to help people, so for example in the Queen’s Speech yesterday there are steps that we are taking to protect people who are renting, both those in the private rented sector and those who are also in social homes, in order to ensure that we can have security for them as well.” “There’s a few things the Government need to tackle in any budgetary measures - the first is obviously the cost of living - those hardest hit, the second is this business confidence and investment, the third is that aggregate demand in the economy, everybody spending in shops. Amid calls from business chiefs and Opposition MPs for a more urgent response to the cost-of-living crisis, he added: “I don’t think we need an Emergency Budget. “I do think that we need to make sure that we have the right balance between paying down our deficit, keeping the confidence of international markets and keeping interest rates as low as possible, with also targeting help on the very poorest.”

He appeared to be attempting American and Scouse accents while discussing Government measures to stop people in the UK starving.

He also said “calm down” in a Scouse accent, which reminded viewers of comedian Harry Enfield’s sketch. Michael Gove has been criticised for “using silly voices” as he appeared to attempt American and Scouse accents during a broadcast interview. Mr Gove said the words “an emergency budget” and “a major, capital letters, big news story” in what appeared to be an American accent.

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Unilateral action by the UK would only make our work on possible solutions more difficult.” Mr Šefčovič said: “Only joint solutions will work. “You would expect a UK Government when it is thinking about the security of the entire United Kingdom to say that there is no option that is off the table and that is absolutely right.”

Mr Gove adopted a "bizarre" Scouse accent and referenced a 90s Harry Enfield sketch to defend the government's approach - as he suggested people should "calm ...

Charlie said: "Did I just watch Michael Gove attempt a Liverpool accent on #BBCBreakfast just now? This is bizarre" "It’s example of some commentators chasing their own tails and to take a statement that is commonsensical, turning it into a major– capital letters – a big news story.

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Meanwhile, during an interview on LBC, Mr Gove was asked by Nick Ferrari how angry he is on a scale of one to ten about the suggestion that Liz Truss “wants to tear up” the Northern Ireland Protocol. Mr Gove told the programme on Wednesday: “In fact, when the Treasury quite rightly say ‘calm down’, then people, instead of recognising that they’ve overinflated the story in the first place, then say ‘oh, this is clearly a split’.” Mr Gove said the words “an emergency budget” and “a major, capital letters, big news story” in what appeared to be an American accent.