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He said as minister with responsibility for housing, it's crucial to do everything possible to help, but he himself does not have a mortgage. After Sophy Ridge pointed out that the Conservative Party has been in power for 13 year, Mr Gove cited the economic shocks of COVID and the war in Ukraine. Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove was asked on Sophy Ridge on Sunday on Sky News if Tory staff seen partying in the video released yesterday should receive honours - such as a party aide, Ben Mallett, who was awarded an OBE.

Pushing back on accusations from the former prime minister, Boris Johnson, and his ally Nadine Dorries that Rishi Sunak intervened in the honours list, Mr Gove said:"Mr Sunak did not, he accepted it."

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