I have come, reluctantly, to the conclusion that Boris [Johnson] cannot provide the leadership or build the team for the task ahead.

- Michael Gove

I believed we needed someone who would be able to build a team, lead and unite. I hoped that person would be Boris Johnson.

- Michael Gove

I will take all the steps necessary to give the NHS at least another £100million per week by 2020.

- Michael Gove

The single most important thing in a child's performance is the quality of the teacher. Making sure a child spends the maximum amount of time with in…

- Michael Gove

Proper history teaching is being crushed under the weight of play-based pedagogy which infantilises children, teachers and our culture.

- Michael Gove

It's often the case that successful people invite criticism.

- Michael Gove

I'm a decentralizer. I believe in trusting professionals.

- Michael Gove

For a few spotty years, I was that tragic geek

- Michael Gove

Learning a foreign language, and the culture that goes with it, is one of the most useful things we can do to broaden the empathy and imaginative sym…

- Michael Gove