LONDON: UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday following revelations that he broke the government’s own coronavirus restrictions during an affair with a close aide.
The frontman for Britain’s response to the pandemic, particularly the nationwide vaccine roll-out, quit in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
“We owe it to people who have sacrificed so much in this pandemic to be honest when we have let them down as I have done by breaching the guidance,” he wrote.
Johnson said he was “sorry” to receive Hancock’s resignation, and that he should be “immensely proud” of his service.
LONDON, June 27 UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday following revelations he broke government coronavirus restrictions during an affair with a close aide, with former finance minister Sajid Javid taking up the role. The frontman for Britain’s response to the pandemic,.
UK s former finance minister Sajid Javid appointed as health minister
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Javid resigned as finance minister last year after he refused to fire his political advisers
LONDON (Reuters) - British former finance minister Sajid Javid will replace Matt Hancock as the country’s health minister, Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said on Saturday.
Javid resigned as finance minister last year after he refused to fire his political advisers as demanded by Johnson.
Earlier, UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock resigned following revelations he broke government coronavirus restrictions during an affair with a close aide, with former finance minister Sajid Javid taking up the role.
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