As Michael Gove settles into his new role as Defra secretary, word reaches Steerpike that the Conservative MP is already facing some opposition from the farming community.
On Wednesday, Michael Gove boarded the Greater Anglia train from London Liverpool Street to Norwich in order to attend the Royal Norfolk Show. Unfortunately the intrepid minister found himself waylaid outside Ipswich for about an hour. The reason? Cows on the line.
Having enraged teachers and lawyers in his previous roles, it’s taken Mr. Gove just 17 days in this job to unite livestock in a picket against him, observes a fellow passenger. Sterling work.
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