Politics

Steve Barclay appointed as new health secretary as Boris digs in

Steve Barclay has been appointed as the new health secretary.

It comes after Sajid Javid resigned his post after just over a year in the position.

In an incendiary letter, Mr Javid said the British people “expect integrity from their government” but voters now believed Mr Johnson’s administration was neither competent nor “acting in the national interest”.

Rishi Sunak also resigned as chancellor in moves that have rocket the Johnson administration.

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Jack Peat

Jack is a business and economics journalist and the founder of The London Economic (TLE). He has contributed articles to VICE, Huffington Post and Independent and is a published author. Jack read History at the University of Wales, Bangor and has a Masters in Journalism from the University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

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