A sked at the Royal Welsh Show about the likelihood of the UK leaving the European Union with or without a deal, the then Defra secretary Michael Gove is reported to have replied he was "confident" we would exit with a deal in place.A few days later,Mr Gove accepted a job from the new prime minister with the main task of preparing for a no-deal Brexit on 31 October. Such is the nature of politics.
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