Michael Gove joins the Great British Spring Clean as he picks up rubbish in the ...

Michael Gove joins the war on litter: Environment Secretary joins the Great British Spring Clean as he helps pick up rubbish in the Sussex countryside Environment Secretary Michael Gove joins litter-pickers by the A331 in Surrey  Mr Gove helped to collect 25 bin bags full of rubbish along a nature trail He said the litter pick showed how important a bottle deposit scheme would be There are more than half a million volunteers for the Great British Spring Clean 

By Colin Fernandez Environment Correspondent For The Daily Mail

Published: 01:21 BST, 6 April 2019 | Updated: 01:21 BST, 6 April 2019

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Michael Gove joined in the Great British Spring Clean yesterday – as the number of volunteers rose to 533,469.

The Environment Secretary helped a band of litter pickers in the Surrey countryside, collecting 25 bin bags full of rubbish along a nature trail.

They found discarded waste had lodged itself in all sorts of places, some easy to get at, some a real challenge.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove helped a band of litter pickers in the Surrey countryside, collecting 25 bin bags full of rubbish along a nature trail. He joined the clean-up on the Blackwater Valley Path near Camberley

Environment Secretary Michael Gove helped a band of litter pickers in the Surrey countryside, collecting 25 bin bags full of rubbish along a nature trail. He joined the clean-up on the Blackwater Valley Path near Camberley

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