Archive of 29 May 2012

Staring at the leadership? Gove won many allies today.

'Leader in waiting?' Gove surprises everyone with Leveson performance

Right wing commentators branded Michael Gove 'leader-in-waiting' this afternoon after he used his appearance at the Leveson inquiry to launch a full-blooded defence of the British press.

Clarke launches war with eurosceptic Tories

Ken Clarke sparked a new battle with his eurosceptic colleagues today when he ridiculed them for believing "European bogeys are under the bed".