Environment secretary’s letter to fellow ministers blames Treasury for Lords defeat in fresh cabinet divisionFresh cabinet tensions over Brexit have come to the fore after it emerged that the environment secretary, Michael Gove, had launched a stinging attack on the chancellor, Philip Hammond, in a letter to fellow ministers.Gove, a senior Brexiter who has been seeking to rebuild his political career after failing to secure the Tory leadership in 2016, blamed Hammond for the government’s Lords defeat over its flagship Brexit legislation, the Guardian understands. He accused the Treasury of “short-sightedness” that led to the “avoidable” defeat over the European Union withdrawal bill. Continue reading…
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