“I think the time has come for him to stand down.” The vice-chairman of the UK’s Conservative Party spectacularly quit his position live on air after saying he could no longer support the Prime Minister. Bim Afolami, the MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, followed the Chancellor and the Health Secretary with his resignation after Boris […]

4 years ago

Javid said he can no longer “continue in good conscience”. Both Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak have resigned from the UK Government in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal. Writing on Twitter, Javid said: “I have spoken to the Prime Minister [Boris Johnson] to tender my resignation as […]

4 years ago

There are 6.9 million smokers in the UK. People under the age of 25 are set to be banned from purchasing cigarettes in England under new government plans hoping to achieve a “smoke free” country. Commissioned by Health Secretary Sajid Javid, an upcoming independent review led by former Barnardo’s CEO Javed Khan OBE is expected […]

4 years ago

The UK Government has introduced new measures to “slow down the seeding” of the Omicron variant, however the Common Travel Area is unaffected. People travelling from Ireland to the Common Travel Area (CTA) will not be required to take a PCR test upon arrival, the UK Government has confirmed. On Saturday, UK Prime Minister Boris […]

4 years ago

The two cases are said to be linked. Two cases of the new Omicron variant of Covid-19 have been detected in the UK, its Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed on Saturday. Javid revealed that the two individuals are now self-isolating and that there will be targeted testing in Chelmsford and Nottingham, the areas where the […]

4 years ago

He announced the news in a post on Twitter. UK Health Secretary Sajid Javid has tested positive for Covid-19 and is self-isolating at home until he gets the results of a PCR test. In a video posted on Twitter he said that he had felt “a bit groggy” the night before so took a lateral […]

5 years ago