Sajid Javid

Eight candidates are in race to replace British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Former Health Secretary Sajid Javid and Foreign Office minister Rehman Chishti have withdrawn their candidatures from the contest.

UK Foreign Minister, Liz Truss on Sunday launched a bid to succeed Boris Johnson as the leader of the conservative party and prime minister, said a local media report.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is fighting for his political survival after two of his top ministers attacked his leadership and resigned.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson faces two high-stakes encounters in parliament on July 6 after his government was rocked by the shock departures of two senior ministers.

"Great Britain needs the cooperation of France to try to prevent the passage of refugees across the English Channel", British Minister of Health, Sajid Javid, said today, defending the position expressed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in a letter sent to the President of France, Emmanuel Macron.

More than 7 million Britons already have a third dose of the Covid-19 vaccine.

Statistics show that in the last seven days alone, more than 2 million have received a booster vaccine. Health Minister Sajid Javid called on people who received an invitation for a third vaccine to take advantage of it as soon as possible to boost their immune system for the winter.

Fully vaccinated travelers from 37 more countries, including Turkey, will not be required to self-isolate in the U.K. starting next week, the British government announced on Oct. 7.

Britain's competition watchdog said Sunday it will look into the cost of Covid-19 testing for travelers after Health Secretary Sajid Javid complained that high prices for the government-mandated tests were preventing some people from going on vacation, AP reported.

Frustrated holidaymakers and travel industry leaders rounded on the U.K. government on July after a last-minute change maintained quarantine for residents returning to England from France.

British health minister Matt Hancock quit on June 26 after he was caught breaking COVID-19 rules by kissing and embracing an aide in his office, enraging colleagues and the public who have been living under lockdown.