Tranquil cluster of islands revealed as England’s friendliest place - but this London borough is the least friendly Two areas of Devon and a London neighbourhood ranked in the top five The Independent UK · Aug 18
The changing face of diversity in the UK cabinet Andy Burnham’s first cabinet includes four ministers from visible ethnic minority backgrounds: home secretary Shabana Mahmood, energy security secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh, AI minister Kanishka Narayan, and Lisa Nandy as culture secretary. A decade ago, this team alone would probably have generated headlines. Now, it has barely registered. The Conversation · Jul 30
King Charles praised for ‘support’ of British-Asian community after Henry Nowak protests Dame Meera Syal said Charles’ attendance at the British Asian Trust’s annual gala dinner was important following unrest over Henry Nowak’s murder by a Sikh man The Independent UK · Jun 9
King’s visit to British Asian Trust gala ‘celebrates unity’, Dame Meera Syal says Charles helped co-found the British Asian-led charity nearly two decades ago. Evening Standard · Jun 9
Sajid Javid says backing Liz Truss to lead Tories was his ‘biggest political mistake’ Former chancellor also tells Hay festival ‘good riddance’ to Tory MPs defecting to Reform The Guardian - UK · May 30
Wes Streeting pitches to 'middle-class lefties'. Does he know he's already beat? SAJID Javid, if he is remembered at all, will probably be remembered only as the answer to a particularly geeky pub quiz question ... The National (Scotland) · May 21
Why Britains are being urged to send 60-second voice note to unite ‘divided’ UK IN FULL The Independent UK · May 18
Have your say on future of the UK in 60 seconds amid warning Britain is ‘in peril’ Sir Sajid Javid issues stark warning while launching a new research project asking people for their views on what unites the country The Independent UK · May 18
Britons asked for views on uniting UK as Javid warns country ‘in peril’ Sir Sajid Javid was speaking at the launch of a new research project asking people for their views on what unites the country. Evening Standard · May 18
National Conversation project launches as Britain risks ‘being torn apart by differences’ Commission led by Sajid Javid and Jon Cruddas asks public to share vision of community and country to help rebuild social cohesion The Guardian - UK · May 18
Are Rachel Reeves’s days as chancellor numbered? NEWS ANALYSIS: Political editor David Maddox looks at what it means for Reeves after Starmer failed to guarantee the future of his chancellor once again The Independent UK · Apr 29
Billy Bragg and Sajid Javid urge public to reject ‘hateful division’ this St George’s Day The singer and former Conservative MP are supporting a new campaign encouraging English people to celebrate what they share in common The Independent UK · Apr 22
‘I’m British, English and British Asian’, says Rishi Sunak in riposte to racially charged debate over identity Podcaster claimed former prime minister not English because he is ‘brown-skinned Hindu’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 6
Shamima Begum is a blot on Sajid Javid’s copybook Brief letters: Citizenship | Apostrophes | Duvets | World Cup | Going Trumpless The Guardian - UK · Jan 29
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27 ‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around As a young teenager, Javid and his brother were caught stealing from slot machines, arrested and held in a cell. His future hung in the balance. How did he get from there to the top of UK politics?
The Guardian - UK · Jan 25 Sajid Javid calls on Nigel Farage to apologise for alleged schoolboy racism Reform leader’s remarks wrong and lack of formal apology ‘disturbs me’, former Tory chancellor says
The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2025 European human rights court questions UK decision to strip Shamima Begum of citizenship Begum’s lawyers argue she was child trafficking victim when she travelled to live under IS in Syria in 2015
The Independent UK · Dec 31, 2025 Top European court demands answers from UK over stripping of Shamima Begum’s citizenship ECHR has asked the Home Office about the decision, after she travelled to join Islamic State as a teenager
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2025 Major new dentistry plan vows to ‘end the postcode lottery’ for treatment The changes are anticipated to benefit millions of patients
The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2025 Sajid Javid told Boris Johnson he was Dominic Cummings’ ‘puppet’ Former chancellor also says Johnson was ‘least well briefed’ of the PMs he had served
The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025 Voices: Rachel Reeves risks becoming the ‘Chino Chancellor’ – chancellor in name only COMMENT: By hiring Treasury second-in-command Darren Jones to work with him in No 10, with a new high-powered team of economic aides, Keir Starmer has effectively downgraded his chancellor, says Simon Walters
The Conversation · Jul 24, 2025 What caused Britain’s deadliest ‘small boat’ disaster, and how can another be avoided? On a cold, wet November evening, Issa Mohamed Omar and more than 30 other men, women and children set off from their informal camp near the northern French port city of Dunkirk. They walked through the darkness in near-silence for around two hours, until they reached the beach from where…
The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2025 Voices: Is it time to give up on the NHS, our national religion? COMMENT: The former health secretary Sajid Javid says we should charge £20 for GP appointments and replace the health service with a Dutch-style social insurance system – just as Wes Streeting warns the doctors that they are paving the way for Nigel Farage to do just that, writes John Rentoul
The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025 Britain is a ‘powder keg’ of tensions which could easily ignite once again, report warns after summer riots Sajid Javid says the ‘very basis of our democracy is at risk’ without action to bring communities together
The Guardian - UK · Jul 14, 2025 UK a ‘powder keg’ of social tensions a year on from summer riots, report warns Research finds a third of people rarely meet anyone from a different background