Michael Gove did not inform Rishi Sunak that he would be attending a “secret” conference on the failings of Brexit
, in contrast to his Labour Shadow Cabinet counterparts.
The first the Prime Minister heard about the Ditchley Park summit of senior Remain and Leave politicians, business leaders and ex-civil servants was when it was reported in theThe approach stood in contrast to that taken by Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy and Shadow Defence Secretary John Healey, who sought and received Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer’s approval before attending the event.
The meeting also had no consequences for the Government’s policy position on Brexit or in negotiations over theThe Levelling Up Secretary contributed to the discussions to speak about the opportunities of Brexit, including reforming the law to allow gene editing of crops, and was struck by the fact that none of the business leaders or ex-civil servants attending called for new alignment with the EU, for example by re-entering the single market.
Asked if Mr Sunak had been told by Mr Gove that he was attending, the Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “Not that I am aware of.”Observer,Labour sources meanwhile played down claims the meeting was a “secret summit” and argued that depictions of the gathering had been overblown in reports.
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