Sajid Javid vows to make ‘dark ages’ virginity testing illegal

Sajid Javid vows to make ‘dark ages’ virginity testing illegal ‘at the earliest opportunity’ in clampdown on violence against women By Mail on Sunday Reporter Published: 20:12 EDT, 24 July 2021 | Updated: 20:12 EDT, 24 July 2021 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has vowed to make ‘virginity testing’ illegal as part of a clampdown on violence … Read more

Sajid Javid says school ‘bubbles’ will be scrapped from July 19

Sajid Javid says school ‘bubbles’ will be scrapped from July 19 ‘Freedom Day’ despite Boris Johnson suggesting the change will not be made until September as parents, pupils and teachers face uncertainty Sajid Javid said school ‘bubbles’ will be scrapped from ‘Freedom Day’ on July 19   Boris Johnson previously suggested change will not be made … Read more

Return of The Saj! Former Chancellor Sajid Javid is set for Cabinet role helping pandemic recovery

Return of The Saj! Former Chancellor Sajid Javid is set for new Cabinet role helping to lead Britain’s recovery from coronavirus pandemic The ex-Chancellor is set to make a Cabinet comeback in reshuffle later this year Sajid Javid, 51, is in the running to replace Business Secretary, Alok Sharma The job would be a key role … Read more

Theresa May and Sajid Javid lead Tory rebellion against PM’s Brexit bill as both abstain from vote

The controversial Internal Markets bill has passed its first two House of Commons hurdles this evening as the Labour bid to get it thrown out failed – despite fears over it breaking international law.  Boris Johnson has said the legislation was necessary to prevent the EU taking an ‘extreme and unreasonable’ interpretation of the provisions … Read more

Sajid Javid lands top role at US investment bank six months after quitting as chancellor 

Sajid Javid lands top role at US investment bank six months after quitting as chancellor Sajid Javid will join the European advisory team at JP Morgan as a senior adviser He will be advising clients on the economic landscape in Europe after Brexit The former Chancellor will be under strict rules over what he can divulge … Read more

Slash National Insurance and VAT to get the economy back on its feet, says ex-chancellor Sajid Javid

Former chancellor Sajid Javid heaped pressure on successor Rishi Sunak to cut taxes to help Britain recover from coronavirus today as he called for reductions in National Insurance and VAT. Mr Javid, who quit in February after a bruising clash with Boris Johnson and his aide Dominic Cummings, called for a  ‘significant temporary’ reduction in NI … Read more

Sajid Javid: ‘Boris must do more to challenge racial inequality in Britain’

The Government ‘can and must’ do more to address racial inequality in society, former chancellor Sajid Javid has said. Writing in The Sunday Times, Mr Javid said only the Prime Minister was capable of ‘driving real change’, adding the UK risked being ‘complacent’ about its claims to be a tolerant society. It comes as thousands … Read more

Ousted Chancellor Sajid Javid leads Tory MP anger over Dominic Cummings

Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has joined the Tory outcry over Dominic Cummings after Boris Johnson ruled out an inquiry into the scandal and pleaded with the country to ‘move on’. In a letter to constituents, Mr Javid said that he did not believe Mr Cummings’ 260-mile trip from London to Durham was ‘necessary or justified’. … Read more

‘He has risen to the challenge’: Ex-chancellor Sajid Javid leads Budget praise for Rishi Sunak

His critics wrote him off as a youthful baby chino (chancellor in name only) when he took over the Treasury in January. But Rishi Sunak, 39, won praise from the man he replaced today for delivering the Budget after just weeks in the top job. Sajid Javid praised his successor after this afternoon’s fiscal showcase, … Read more

Sajid Javid is accused of stoking the bullying storm engulfing Priti Patel

Former Chancellor Sajid Javid has been accused of playing a key role in the crisis engulfing Home Secretary Priti Patel over allegations that she bullied staff. The pair previously clashed over immigration policy, and now allies of Ms Patel believe that aides loyal to Mr Javid helped to orchestrate Home Office Permanent Secretary Sir Philip Rutnam’s … Read more