In a picturesque village in Michael Gove’s constituency there were whiffs of freshly ground coffee, carnations and controversy in the air following the revelations about him taking cocaine. Gove has been MP for Surrey Heath since 2005, but he is not held in high regard by all in this close-knit community. Michael Gove admits to taking cocaine on 'several occasions' Read moreOne resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said: “He is trying to build his profile, it’s classic, to show he’s got something in his cupboard. The latest crime survey for England and Wales corroborates the fact that cocaine use is increasingly normalised, with 875,000 people admitting to it. “There is a rich thread of hypocrisy where people are confessing to drug use but still condemning everyone else who makes the same mistake,” he said.

Source: The Guardian June 08, 2019 16:02 UTC