▁fr on tr un ner ▁with ▁the ▁book m akers , ▁with ▁G ove ▁second ▁favour ite , ▁followed ▁closely ▁by ▁Jer emy ▁H unt . ▁G ove ▁progress ed ▁following ▁the ▁first ▁ball ot , ▁having ▁received ▁ 3 7 ▁votes ▁and ▁seen ▁off ▁the ▁two ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁contest . ▁He ▁received ▁ 4 1 ▁votes ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁ball ot , ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁third ▁ball ot ▁had ▁ 5 1 ▁MP s ▁backing ▁him . ▁The ▁fourth ▁ball ot ▁saw ▁him ▁gain ▁ 6 1 ▁votes , ▁moving ▁him ▁into ▁second ▁position . ▁In ▁the ▁last ▁ball ot , ▁he ▁had ▁ 7 5 ▁votes ▁and ▁was ▁voted ▁out ▁– ▁losing ▁only ▁ 2 ▁to ▁Jer emy ▁H unt . ▁ ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁( 2 0 1 9 – present ) ▁▁ ▁Upon ▁the ▁election ▁of ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁G ove ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁leg ally ▁representing ▁the ▁Crown ▁as ▁Duke ▁of ▁Lanc aster . ▁His ▁otherwise ▁non - port folio ▁role ▁includes ▁responsibility ▁for ▁no - de al ▁Bre x it ▁prepar ations , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁over see ing ▁constitution al ▁affairs , ▁maintain ing ▁the ▁integrity ▁of ▁the ▁Union ▁and ▁having ▁o vers ight ▁over ▁all ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁policy . ▁G ove ▁was ▁ex cluded ▁from ▁a ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Council ▁committee ▁as ▁Johnson ▁purs ued ▁a ▁sl imming ▁down ▁of ▁Cab inet ▁operations . ▁He ▁became ▁a