{"id":144927,"date":"2025-05-22T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/?post_type=parliament&#038;p=144927"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T10:42:05","slug":"michael-gove-introduced-to-house-of-lords-as-baron-gove-of-torry","status":"publish","type":"parliament","link":"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/parliament\/michael-gove-introduced-to-house-of-lords-as-baron-gove-of-torry\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Gove introduced to House of Lords as Baron Gove of Torry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/player.target-video.com\/player\/build\/targetvideo.min.js\"><\/script> <div id=\"TargetVideo_47910422\" style=\"width:16;height:9;\" > <\/div> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> $bp(\"TargetVideo_47910422\", {\"video\":\"2128459\",\"width\":\"16\",\"height\":\"9\",\"id\":\"24436\"}); <\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Long-serving former cabinet minister Michael Gove has been formally introduced to the House of Lords.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-gEvEer kGHzwr\">\n<div class=\"sc-aXZVg iLuLZl\">\n<p>Baron Gove of Torry, who stepped down from the House of Commons at the last election, wore the traditional scarlet robes for the introduction ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>He recited an oath to the King before shaking hands with the Lord Speaker, Baron McFall of Alcluith.<\/p>\n<p>Lord Gove currently serves as editor of the influential, right-leaning periodical<em> The Spectator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Politics.co.uk is the UK\u2019s leading digital-only political website. <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politics.co.uk\/subscribe\/\"><i>Subscribe to our daily newsletter<\/i><\/a><i> for all the latest news and analysis.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Long-serving former cabinet minister Michael Gove has been formally introduced to the House of Lords. 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