Gove ‘fortunate’ to avoid jail after cocaine use

Michael Gove is second only to Boris Johnson in the number of MPs publicly backing him for the Conservative leadership. (Subscribe:

But his campaign has hit a serious setback over allegations about his past drug use. He was forced to admit today that he was 'fortunate' to avoid jail after using cocaine while working as a journalist two decades ago. That's drawn accusations of hypocrisy for the zeal with which he's condemned middle class drug users in the past.

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