Michael Gove comes close to losing cool with Harriet Harman on TV over riots

Education secretary mocks deputy Labour leader for speaking ‘out of both sides of her mouth at once’ on riots Michael Gove repeatedly interrupted Harriet Harman on Newsnight. Photograph: Chris Ison/PA As the violence in London appeared to subside overnight, political tempers started to flare. Newsnight played host last night to a good old fashioned barney between Michael Gove and Harriet Harman on the political fallout of the riots. Harman, 61, who is something of a veteran of Newsnight bust ups, kept her cool. But Gove, 43, who was still at school when Harman was first elected as an MP in 1982, came close to losing his temper….

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    Posted August 10, 2011 at 4:44 pm | Permalink

    I received the following comment regarding the above article through the BDR contact form today:

    From: GILES FLEET
    Subject: Michael Gove / Harriet Harman headline and coverage

    Could you be any more biased in favour of Harriet Harmen ? what a joke you really are to state that Michael Gove repeatedly interrupted … I suggest you review the actual covergae yourself to see that in fact it was constantly the other way around until the last couple of minutes of the debate i.e he could hardly get a word in !!!!!!
    In addition, what the hell has his age and got to do with it other that allow you to make yet another political point to suit your own agenda ?

    Pathetic reporting

    I just thought I should place this here in the interest of presenting all relevant viewpoints to this issue and promotion of free speech. Also I would just like to add a side note for Mr. Fleet that the above article was not written by me and is not based on my views. In the future please post your opinion here and it will remain attached to the article permanently. Your opinion is very much welcome here as part of an open form of debate. Thank you.

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