Former chancellor Sajid Javid has been appointed health secretary after the resignation of Matt Hancock, Downing Street says.
The Bromsgrove MP previously served as home secretary from 2018 to 2019 – and then as chancellor until February last year, when he was replaced by Rishi Sunak.
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