Which way will Sajid Javid jump on the NHS?
For the past year, this would have been by far the most important question about a new health secretary. But Sajid Javid is taking office at a time when the battle that has riven the government for most of the pandemic is, for the moment, fading away. The more pressing question for the new health secretary is about his attitude to the NHS. Javids first task will be to tell the Commons today why restrictions will not be lifted early on July 5. With cases still rising strongly and hospital admissions creeping up, that will not be a difficult sell. But, perhaps surprisingly, there is wide agreement across government that two weeks beyond that, barring any fresh