Planning for a no-deal Brexit was 'some of the best preparation' possible for the COVID pandemic, Michael Gove has argued.
Planning for a no-deal Brexit was"some of the best preparation" possible for the COVID pandemic, Michael Gove has argued., who was Cabinet Office minister and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when the pandemic began in 2020, said the work on EU withdrawal made the UK"more match fit" because it"enhanced" civil servants' crisis-management skills.
Mr Gove added:"The preparation for EU exit in and of itself was some of the best preparation that could have been undergone for any future crisis." His assertion that Brexit planning helped the UK's readiness contradicts evidence given by other witnesses,Under Boris Johnson's premiership, Mr Gove was in charge of mitigating the risks of a no-deal Brexit across government departments.
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