Former Chancellor and Home Secretary Sajid Javid will replace Matt Hancock as Health Secretary
Former Chancellor and Home Secretary Sajid Javid will replace Matt Hancock as Health Secretary, Downing Street has announced.
The news came less than two hours after Matt Hancock announced his resignation from the position after video footage emerged of him kissing an aide in his ministerial office in a breach of coronavirus restrictions.
Mr Javid resigned as Chancellor of the Exchequer in 2020 after he fell out of favour with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February, when he was replaced by the current incumbent, Rishi Sunak – who was previously Mr Javid’s deputy.
Javid’s resignation came after Mr Johnson tried to sack his entire team in 2019.
Former Chancellor and Home Secretary Sajid Javid (pictured) will replace Matt Hancock as Health Secretary, Downing Street has announced
Despite their stormy relationship, Mr Javid has returned to the Prime Minister’s cabinet after over a year in the cold as an emergency replacement for Mr Hancock, who resigned at around 6pm on Saturday night
Javid’s appointment was announced less than two hours later, at around 7.50 pm.
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