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Michael Gove: Theresa May was 'right to sack me' | Michael Gove: Theresa May was 'right to sack me' |
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Former cabinet minister Michael Gove says Theresa May was right to sack him after she became prime minister. | Former cabinet minister Michael Gove says Theresa May was right to sack him after she became prime minister. |
"If I'd been in her shoes, I would have sacked me too," he told the BBC. | "If I'd been in her shoes, I would have sacked me too," he told the BBC. |
Mr Gove said he regretted standing for the Tory leadership, saying he made "mistakes" in the way he withdrew his support from Boris Johnson. | Mr Gove said he regretted standing for the Tory leadership, saying he made "mistakes" in the way he withdrew his support from Boris Johnson. |
He now had to take the consequences of his decision, including the fact that an act of treachery has become widely known as "doing a Gove", he said. | He now had to take the consequences of his decision, including the fact that an act of treachery has become widely known as "doing a Gove", he said. |
The 49-year-old former justice secretary made the comments during an interview with Fern Britton, to be broadcast on BBC One on Sunday. | The 49-year-old former justice secretary made the comments during an interview with Fern Britton, to be broadcast on BBC One on Sunday. |
'Not the way to do it' | 'Not the way to do it' |
He appeared to suggest he had not given up on a return to front-line politics, saying he hoped to "make a contribution" in the future. | |
Mr Gove said his decision to back Leave in the EU referendum had placed a "significant strain" on his relationship with his long-term friend David Cameron. | Mr Gove said his decision to back Leave in the EU referendum had placed a "significant strain" on his relationship with his long-term friend David Cameron. |
He and his wife, Daily Mail journalist Sarah Vine, had been close friends with Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha - but the two couples have not had a "proper conversation" since the 23 June poll, he said. | He and his wife, Daily Mail journalist Sarah Vine, had been close friends with Mr Cameron and his wife Samantha - but the two couples have not had a "proper conversation" since the 23 June poll, he said. |
Mr Cameron quit as prime minister after he lost the EU referendum, sparking a leadership campaign which saw Mr Gove back Boris Johnson. | Mr Cameron quit as prime minister after he lost the EU referendum, sparking a leadership campaign which saw Mr Gove back Boris Johnson. |
He then changed his mind and decided to run himself, publicly questioning Mr Johnson's ability to do the job. | He then changed his mind and decided to run himself, publicly questioning Mr Johnson's ability to do the job. |
Mr Gove would not reveal what Mr Johnson said to him when they spoke after he withdrew his support, but he conceded that "the way in which I declared my stand for the leadership, I shouldn't have done it that way". | Mr Gove would not reveal what Mr Johnson said to him when they spoke after he withdrew his support, but he conceded that "the way in which I declared my stand for the leadership, I shouldn't have done it that way". |
"As I look back on that time, I think that there were mistakes that I made... | "As I look back on that time, I think that there were mistakes that I made... |
"I also think that my initial instinct that I was not the best person to put themselves forward as a potential prime minister, well most of my colleagues agreed." | "I also think that my initial instinct that I was not the best person to put themselves forward as a potential prime minister, well most of my colleagues agreed." |
'Nothing is forever' | 'Nothing is forever' |
After Mrs May entered Downing Street, Mr Johnson entered the cabinet as foreign secretary, while Mr Gove remains on the Conservative backbenches. | After Mrs May entered Downing Street, Mr Johnson entered the cabinet as foreign secretary, while Mr Gove remains on the Conservative backbenches. |
"When Theresa May became prime minister she said that she no longer had a place for me in the cabinet and, to be honest, if I'd been in her shoes I would have sacked me too," said Mr Gove. | |
"So I entirely accept that sacking me at the time was the right thing to do. | "So I entirely accept that sacking me at the time was the right thing to do. |
"I had six years when I was a government minister. I had a chance to make a difference - I hope that I did." | "I had six years when I was a government minister. I had a chance to make a difference - I hope that I did." |
But he conceded that "nothing is forever in politics". | But he conceded that "nothing is forever in politics". |
"I have to accept that the way in which I spent the final week or so of my ministerial life involved my making mistakes and having made mistakes you have to take the consequences." | "I have to accept that the way in which I spent the final week or so of my ministerial life involved my making mistakes and having made mistakes you have to take the consequences." |
Mr Gove said he is now focusing on his work on the Commons committee on exiting the EU and wanted to campaign for children at risk of abuse or neglect. | Mr Gove said he is now focusing on his work on the Commons committee on exiting the EU and wanted to campaign for children at risk of abuse or neglect. |
Fern Britton meets Michael Gove can be seen on BBC One at 10:00 GMT on Sunday, 11 December. |
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