Hello, youre watching afternoon live im simon mccoy. Today at 2pm. Shock resignation chancellor sajid javid quits the government in the middle of Boris Johnsons cabinet reshuffle. Its understood he rejected an order to fire his team of advisers he was due to deliver his first budget in four weeks time. He will now have to deliver the budget chief secretary to the treasury rishi sunak becomes chancellor just seven months ago he was a junior housing minister how do you feel about taking over any circumstances . Delighted to be appointed. Lots to get on with. Thank you very much. Out too are Theresa Villiers, Andrea Leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the Northern Ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. A steep rise in the number of deaths
from coronavirus in china yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. Ministers announce an independent inquiry into Maternity Services at an nhs trust in east kent after the deaths of a numbe
The chancellor sajid javid resigns in a shock move during the Prime Ministers government reshuffle. Its understood mrjavid rejected an order to fire his team of advisers. He had been due to deliver his first budget in four weeks time. Out, too, are Theresa Villiers, andrea leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the Northern Ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. Well bring you all the latest from our correspondents on a tumultuous morning in westminster. Also this lunchtime the Prime Minister and his new year holiday on mustique questions continue over who footed the bill for his accommodation. A steep rise in the number of deaths from coronavirus in china yesterday was the deadliest day of the outbreak so far. Ministers announce an independent inquiry into Maternity Services at an nhs trust in east kent
after the deaths of a number of babies. And remembering dresden 75 years after british aircraft started an aerial attack that devastated
Today at five, drama in downing street as sajid javid resigns as chancellor. He goes after a power struggle with number ten and rejecting a demand to fire his team of advisers. Hed only been in thejob for seven months, which makes him the shortest serving chancellor in half a century. Hes replaced by rishi sunak, whos risen rapidly though the ranks and only recently was junior housing minister. How do you feel about taking over in these circumstances . Delighted to be appointed, lots to get on with, thanks very much. Are you going to be the Prime Ministers puppet . Others out of the cabinet are Theresa Villiers, Andrea Leadsom, esther mcveigh, and the Northern Ireland secretary julian smith, who oversaw the restoration of devolved government at stormont. Well be analysing the reshuffle
with baroness fall, who was one of David Camerons top aides in downing street. The other main stories on bbc news at 5. World Health Leaders say theres no new cause for alarm, despite a steep rise in the
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