Invitation to have three-course dinner with Michael Gove leaves a bitter taste in the mouths of Tories as they're asked to stump up £43 each Treasury Minister Mel Stride has hosted dinner parties for the Gove campaign But guests have been asked to pay £43 for the cocktails, three courses and wine Mr Gove's allies insisted the dinners are for a Tory dining club called Deep Blue
By Harry Cole Deputy Political Editor For The Mail On Sunday
Published: 01:57 BST, 12 May 2019 | Updated: 02:01 BST, 12 May 2019
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With a dozen candidates jostling to become Prime Minister, Westminster is awash with dinner invitations for MPs as warring camps try to butter up supporters.
But an invitation from Michael Gove's team has left a bitter taste in the mouths of some Tories.
Treasury Minister Mel Stride, a key lieutenant on the Gove campaign, has been hosting 'cocktails, three courses and wine' bashes at his home in Pimlico for Conservative MPs, where Mr Gove
