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Gove forced to correct remarks on children with separated parents after getting government policy wrong

Gove was accused of "making up policy on live TV then having to clarify it's wrong".

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2020-03-24 09:13
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Senior Cabinet minister Michael Gove caused confusion about the Government’s coronavirus restrictions after suggesting children with parents living apart should not travel between them.

Mr Gove was forced to correct his remarks to confirm that children under 18 were permitted to move between their parents’ homes.

The official Government guidance states: “Where parents do not live in the same household, children under 18 can be moved between their parents’ homes.”

But on ITV’s Good Morning Britain (GMB), Mr Gove said children should not move between separated parents.

“No you should not (move),” he said.

“Children should stay in the household that they are currently in, we should not have children moving between households.”

FFS. This is ridiculous. Govt. making up policy on live TV then having to clarify it’s wrong. Totally unacceptable. https://t.co/8n8GEwTsFW

— Piers Morgan (@piersmorgan) March 24, 2020

Mr Gove suggested contact with the other parent could be made through social media or other technology and acknowledged the situation was “incredibly difficult”.

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GMB presenter Piers Morgan demanded “urgent clarity” from the Cabinet minister, pointing out his comment “directly contradicts” the official guidance.

But on Twitter, Mr Gove corrected his mistake, saying: “I wasn’t clear enough earlier, apologies.

“To confirm – while children should not normally be moving between households, we recognise that this may be necessary when children who are under 18 move between separated parents.

“This is permissible and has been made clear in the guidance.”

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