General Election 2015 reshuffle: Sajid Javid as business secretary gets a thumbs up from the City May 11, 2015 David Cameron's appointment of former treasury man Sajid Javid as business secretary has received a positive welcome from the City. “This is a solid appointment and one that will bring a wealth of experience to an important office," said the Institute of Directors' head of communications and campaigns Christian May. "Sajid Javid is respected by [...]
General Election 2015 cabinet reshuffle: Sajid Javid – three things you need to know about the new business secretary in David Cameron’s cabinet May 11, 2015 David Cameron has lined up Sajid Javid as his new secretary of state for business in his first all-Conservative government. 1. In government Javid has had a meteoric rise in politics, having gone from parliamentary candidate to secretary of state in less than five years. Javid was culture secretary in the last government, a role he [...]
World Cup bidding process: Sajid Javid calls upon Sepp Blatter to publish full report November 26, 2014 The UK government has added its voice to the increasing calls for Fifa to publish the full findings of an investigation into the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding process. Sajid Javid, secretary of state for culture, media and sport, has written to Fifa president Sepp Blatter urging football’s governing body to publish the [...]
No Blue Peter badge for Sajid Javid as he lives the dream at BBC studio September 4, 2014 The Rt Hon Member of Parliament for Bromsgrove and UK Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport Sajid Javid is no luvvie. Not a bit of it. However, when it comes to reliving his childhood, he’ll jump at the opportunity. Yesterday, Sajid was doing a tour of TV studios, as you do, taking in [...]
The One to Watch: Rising star Sajid Javid joins the cabinet April 9, 2014 SAJID Javid has been named as the new culture secretary. He is the first-ever Asian man to join the UK cabinet, and replaces Maria Miller, who resigned yesterday over public anger at her expenses. The son of a bus driver, and a former managing director at Deutsche Bank, Javid is a rising Tory star. First [...]