Michael Gove has long been a strong supporter of Kemi Badenoch, who worked for him as a junior minister. Tory MP claims Badenoch would not make good Tory leader because she's 'preoccupied' with 3 young children 12:58 The Conservative MP Christopher Chope has said that he is backing Robert Jenrick for Tory leader,

Sir Christopher Chope says ‘you can’t spend all your time with your family at the same time as being leader of the opposition’

Kemi Badenoch ‘preoccupied with her children’ says Conservative MP - Veteran Tory Sir Christopher Chope said ‘you can’t spend all your time with your family as at the same time being Leader of the Opposition’.

The school absence rate for England for the autumn and spring terms of 2023-24 was down on the same period the year before – but still much higher than pre-pandemic, according to figures out from the Department for Education.