The most basic parts of the UK government are “simply not functioning”, top Tory Michael Gove confessed today.
The long-serving former Cabinet minister - who was sacked by Boris Johnson two weeks ago - made the bombshell admission as Tory candidates ramped up blue-on-blue attacks in the leadership contest.
He told an event hosted by the Policy Exchange think tank: “My view is the state should do fewer things better - we need a strong and effective state, limited in what it chooses to do.
