Michael Gove has been appointed the editor of The Spectator, one of the world’s oldest political magazines. Gove was a longtime U.K.

Former Conservative minister Michael Gove has been named as the new editor of The Spectator, less than a month after hedge fund manager Paul Marshall agreed to buy the politically influential British magazine for £100 million ($131 million).

Gove will oversee the magazine, which has traditionally had strong links with the Conservative party, during a new chapter for the weekly title, which started its current run in 1828. The former education secretary and housing secretary,

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Sayers, who is also the chief executive of new owner OQS, added Mr Gove was "perfectly suited to the role". Mr Gove, who stepped down from Parliament at the general election,