Michael Gove – 2022 Comments on the 2022 Levelling Up White Paper

The comments made by Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, on 2 February 2022.

The United Kingdom is an unparalleled success story. We have one of the world’s biggest and most dynamic economies. Ours is the world’s most spoken language. We have produced more Nobel Prize winners than any country other than America.

But not everyone shares equally in the UK’s success. For decades, too many communities have been overlooked and undervalued. As some areas have flourished, others have been left in a cycle of decline. The UK has been like a jet firing on only one engine.

Levelling Up and this White Paper is about ending this historic injustice and calling time on the postcode lottery.

This will not be an easy task, and it won’t happen overnight, but our 12 new national levelling up missions will drive real change in towns and cities across the UK, so that where you live will no longer determine how far you can go.