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Sarfraz Manzoor

Sajid Javid’s brave resignation was driven by principle

It was, as ever, the child of an immigrant who did the entirely necessary job that no one else wanted to do. Sajid Javid’s resignation as health secretary on Tuesday evening precipitated a torrent of departures that ultimately led to the end of Boris Johnson’s premiership. 

Power may be addictive but, as Javid noted in his resignation speech in the Commons yesterday, “at some point we have to conclude enough is enough”. 

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