When Michael Gove was made Education Secretary in 2010, as part of the Coalition Government, he formed a friendship with hedge-funder Paul Marshall, with financial support for Marshall’s Ark (‘Absolute Return for Kids’) Academies network of over 34 schools; Marshall joined the Ministry of Education’s board.
Ark's first academy, Burlington Danes in White City, became Gove's 'favourite school'.
When Gove arrived at Education, there were 203 academies. By September 2012 there were 2,309.
According to the Sunday Times’ chief political editor Tim Shipman, in his book, All Out War, Gove “finally made up his mind to back Brexit on Thursday, 18 February, 2016 after a call to Paul Marshall". Marshall donated £100k to the Leave campaign.
In July 2016, Marshall donated £3,250 to Michael Gove's Conservative Party leadership campaign.
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