article_snippet.sent: Clegg said Clegg wanted to avoid a repeat of battling against the 'ideological gimmicks' of Mr Gove, who was the first Tory Education Secretary when the coalition was formed in 2010.
article_snippet.sent: Clegg repeatedly clashed with Accuses Tory minister Michael Gove of imposing 'ideological gimmicks' $$$$ over Clegg education reforms, including Tory Education plans to scrap GCSEs and a Lib Dem scheme to provide free school meals to under-7s.
article_snippet.sent: Accuses Tory minister Michael Gove of imposing 'ideological gimmicks' $$$$ was demoted from running the ministry in last year's Cabinet reshuffle to become Tory Chief Whip.
article_snippet.sent: As Deputy PM Clegg oversaw policies across Whitehall, while Danny Alexander also sat in Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, acting as George Osborne's deputy.
article_snippet.sent: Asked if it was the kind of cabinet post Clegg wanted, Clegg said: 'I would, particularly having wasted a lot of time dealing with a lot of zany, ideological gimmicks from Michael Gove and Clegg team. '
article_snippet.sent: Mr Gove was demoted from running the Department for Education in last year's Cabinet reshuffle to become Tory Chief Whip .
article_snippet.sent: The Tories tonight hit back at the criticism.
article_snippet.sent: A friend of Mr Gove said: 'By zany and ideological, does Mr Clegg mean teaching children to spell properly and do children times tables? '
article_snippet.sent: Either he's lost the plot or he's lying again, as he did on tuition fees.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Accuses Tory minister Michael Gove of imposing 'ideological gimmicks' 