Parents of truanting children could have benefit stopped, says Michael Gove

Cabinet minister also attacks woke politics and ‘pirate society’

Levelling up secretary Michael Gove (PA Wire)

Parents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped, cabinet minister Michael Gove has suggested.

The levelling up secretary said the radical benefits idea was originally considered by the coalition government under David Cameron but was blocked by the Liberal Democrats.

Speaking at the Onward think tank, Mr Gove suggested that it could now be re-considered as part of a drive to restore “an ethic of responsibility”.