Sajid Javid

It’s time for politicians to ditch social media

Social media rewards performance over actual politics, and hinders productive and nuanced policy discourse.

Judges rule Shamima Begum can return to fight for revoked UK citizenship

Begum left the UK to join Daesh when she was 15 but now wants to return. Her British citizenship was revoked on security grounds.

British home office chief quits over minister's behaviour

Johnson forced the resignation of his finance minister this month as part of a shake-up of how the government functions amid reports that he wants to change other top government officials.

UK Treasury chief quits as Johnson shakes up cabinet

British PM Boris Johnson quickly appointed Javid's deputy Rishi Sunak, a loyal supporter of the prime minister who has often been put in front of the cameras to sell government policy.

Britain's Johnson suffers first leadership blow in by-election

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's governing Conservative Party lost a special election early on Friday, leaving it with a one-vote working majority in Parliament as Brexit looms.

Then there were two: Boris Johnson far ahead in race to lead Britain

The former foreign secretary extended his lead over rivals, as interior minister Sajid Javid gets eliminated.

UK probes 'sledgehammer attacks' on Birmingham mosques

A man wielding a sledgehammer was seen smashing windows at two places of worship, police say, adding counterterrorism officers are investigating attacks on mosques in four different areas of the city.

Death of Daesh teen's baby 'a stain on UK govt's conscience'

Britain's Home Secretary Sajid Javid slammed for his order to revoke the citizenship of runaway Daesh teen Shamima Begum, whose son died in a crammed Syrian refugee camp.

Britain to ban Lebanon's Hezbollah 'in its entirety'

British Home Secretary Sajid Javid says he took a decision to proscribe the group for "its attempts to destabilise the fragile situation in the Middle East."

Should Europe uphold the right to return — even for Daesh families?

European powers are yet to claim their citizens, who want to return home from former Daesh-held territories in Syria, posing a significant question over whether the legal principle of the right to return will be applied.

UK official signs order to extradite tycoon Mallya to India

Mallya, known for his flashy lifestyle, is accused in India of conspiracy to defraud, making false representations and money laundering offenses.

France and Britain agree action plan on migrant Channel crossings

Migrants' attempts to cross the English Channel have been increasing since October, with authorities on both sides struggling to stop them.