Sajid Javid has been appointed as the new Health Minister of Britain. He has also been the Home Minister during the tenure of former PM Theresa May.
Britain’s new Health Minister Sajid Javid (AFP-File Photo)
Britain’s Cabinet Minister Matt Hancock on Saturday resigned from the post of Health Minister. Hancock broke COVID-19 rules while kissing a colleague in his office. After this there was pressure on him to resign. Hancock even admitted to kissing. In such a situation, Sajid Javid has been entrusted with the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and thus he has become the new Health Minister of Britain. Javid has previously been the UK’s Finance Minister and Home Minister.
Sajid Javid, a two-time cabinet minister, has to handle the country’s medical infrastructure during the coronavirus pandemic. Javid has become the Health Minister at a time when he is going to be under the most pressure in view of the medical crisis. Britain’s health minister not only has to get the country out of the last phase of the pandemic, but he also has to deal with the many remaining tasks of the ministry operation. The health sector, which is under stress due to the pandemic, is witnessing this change in a stressful situation.
What did Matt Hancock say after resigning?
In a letter to British Prime Minister Johnson, Hancock said that the government is indebted to those who have lost a lot in this epidemic. Along with this, the minister again apologized for violating the government rules of following social distance while being out of the house. In a video shared on Twitter, Hancock said, “I had gone to submit my resignation from the post of Health Minister to the Prime Minister. He said, I can understand that everyone in this country has lost a lot and the rules that people like us make should be followed that is why I resigned. British newspaper The Sun released photographs of the 42-year-old Conservative leader kissing MP Gina Coldangalo (43) in her office.
Who is Sajid Javid?
British-Pakistani politician Sajid Javid served as Home Minister under former British Prime Minister Theresa May. Then in July 2019, Boris Johnson entered Downing Street. After this he worked as Finance Minister under Boris Johnson, but he only served for six months. Javid had resigned from the post of Finance Minister last year. In fact, Javid had a dispute with Johnson’s former chief adviser Dominic Cummings, only after that he submitted his resignation.
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