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Covid inquiry: There was political desire for differentiation in Scotland – Gove

Source: PA Media

Michael Gove has told the UK Covid-19 inquiry some of the language used by Scottish Government officials led him to believe there was a “desire for differentiation” from the UK Government during the pandemic “for the sake of advancing a political agenda”.

Giving evidence to the inquiry as it sits in Edinburgh, Mr Gove referenced, and her then chief of staff, Liz Lloyd, about starting “a good old-fashioned rammy” with the UK Government so she could “think about something other than sick people”.

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