Michael Gove's Cabinet Office was rebuked for using 'unverifiable' data to dispute claims of UK exports plummeting after Brexit MICHAEL Gove has been accused of wilfully ignoring the facts in an effort to avoid accountability for the “long-term damage” caused by Brexit. The SNP said that the Cabinet Office minister and his Tory colleagues were “sticking their heads in the sand” rather than face up to the realities of Brexit’s impact on the UK economy. The news comes after a newly released report found that Brexit and Covid had combined to cause the UK to lose market share in key global economies.