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He demonstrated that he is instinctively a details man – Javid told MPs that his entire first day in office was devoted to “looking at the data” on Covid “and testing it to the limit”.
Sajid Javid is the new Health and Social Care Secretary, replacing the now disgraced Matt Hancock.
He showed a more pragmatic and libertarian approach to the lifting of lockdown: “We know we cannot simply eliminate it; we have to learn to live with it.”
And he confirmed he wants GPs to resume face-to face appointments with patients. Javid even revealed that his own constituents had raised misgivings and that he had already “asked for advice” on the way ahead.
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