The former Conservative MP and minister has backed a report calling for a major shift at the heart of Government.
Michael Gove has given his backing to calls for a shift of power away from senior civil servants into the hands of ministers.
The report, entitled “Getting a Grip on the System: Restoring Ministerial Authority over the Machine” is co-authored by Stephen Webb, a former senior civil servant and former Tory and Labour special advisers Iain Mansfield and Paul Richards. Former Scottish Labour leader Jim Murphy has also joined Mr Gove in backing the report’s recommendations
Mr Gove and Jim Murphy, the former Scottish Labour leader, have both written forewords for the report, backing its recommendations.
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