He described the former minister as “brave, principled, brilliant and kind” and said she was “undaunted” after leading the government’s response to Tony Sewell’s controversial Commission on Racial and Ethnic Inequalities report. Mr Gove said: “Kemi doesn’t just win the argument, she succeeds – in getting the Whitehall machine to launch new policies and flatten Britain. “Now she has the chance to use her top brain to fix the big problems facing our country.” Writing in The Sun, he added: “As Tory leader, it would be Sir Keir Starmer’s worst nightmare. “There is so much we need to fix. From processing passports and driver’s licenses to defense procurement and investing in science – we need someone with Kemi’s focus, intellect and drive.” The former Equalities Minister promised “limited government” and a “focus on the basics”. He advocates lower taxes “to stimulate growth and productivity, accompanied by strict spending discipline.” Writing in the Times, he also hit out at “identity politics” and said Boris Johnson was “a symptom of the problems we face, not the cause of them”. He said governing Britain today required “a nimble centre-right vision” that “can get things done despite entrenched opposition from a cultural establishment that won’t accept that the world has moved on from Blairism”. PA
