Michael Gove’s gusto has returned after his elevation back to top level of the Cabinet. On Friday evening, the Justice Secretary spoke to Hampshire Conservative activists and members of the AECR group in the European Parliament. In his first speech since joining the Ministry of Justice, he acknowledged the role Daniel Hannan MEP has played in fighting for the upcoming EU referendum and said the government has to deliver ‘fundamental reform of our relationship with the European Union’ — and not just for Britain’s sake:
‘The exertions that the Prime Minister will devote to that task are driven not just by a desire to get a better deal for Britain, and to fulfill our manifesto promises, but also a desire to transform Europe for the better. And that is why the negotiation that the Prime Minister leads has been supported, I know, by people across the European Union and is bolstered by the good will, the friendship, the solidarity of all those who are within the AECR.
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