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Gove tells Covid inquiry no-deal Brexit planning prepared UK for ‘any’ crisis

The levelling up secretary defended the government's decision to focus on no-deal Brexit over a potential pandemic

By James Harrison
Gove tells Covid inquiry no-deal Brexit planning prepared UK for ‘any’ crisis
Appearing at the Covid inquiry, Michael Gove defended the decision to focus on no-deal Brexit planning over a potential pandemic | Leon Neal/Getty Images
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No-deal Brexit planning was among the best preparation for “any future crisis” facing the UK, according to Michael Gove.

The government has frequently been forced to defend its decision to focus resources on crashing out of the EU over preparations for a potential pandemic.

Now the levelling up secretary has insisted the exercise, known as Operation Yellowhammer, had armed ministers and civil servants with the tools to tackle “any future crisis”.

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