Boris Johnson has put his fate in the hands of an old rival: Michael Gove

In the attempt to capture the defining difference between the philosophical outlook of the Labour and Conservative party, I once wrote that nobody ever joined the Tory party to improve the lives of the poor. I promptly received a note from an outraged correspondent who said simply “I did”. That correspondent, that Tory warrior for social justice, was Michael Gove — and he is now the man in charge of his mission.

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