a few seconds agoBritain's Resigned Health Minister Replaces Former Finance Minister
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(5 years ago)Former Minister of Finance in Great Britain Sayid Javed will replace Matt Hancock in the Health Ministry after his resignation, following the publication of photos showing him he had broken the rules imposed due to Avid-19, kissing and embracing in his assistant office. The prime minister's office [...] announced the news.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's office announced the news.
Javi resigned from the government last year after refusing to fire his political advisers, as Johnson had asked him to.
What Hancock said in his letter of resignation
The event has caused outrage between his colleagues as well as the public who lived under impasses because of the pandemic.
The 42-year-old minister wrote to Prime Minister Boris Johnson that he was resigning, after the newspaper “The Sun” published pictures of the minister who is married, embracing and kissing a woman employed in his cabinet and being paid by taxpayers.
Hancock has been in charge of the government's fight against pandemic. He regularly appeared on television and radio, urging people to enforce strict rules in order to control the virus.
We owe it to people who have sacrificed so much during this pandemic and not disappoint them as I did by violating instructions”, he wrote in his letter to the prime minister.
Johnson replied that he regretted accepting his request.
“You should be extremely proud of your service”, he wrote.
“I am grateful for your support and believe that your contribution to the public service will never end”.
The newspaper “The Sun” published photos of Hancock kissing his assistant in the office last month, at a time when people were not allowed to have intimate contact with a person outside their family.
