Treasury wants us to ‘live with Covid’ – but what does that mean?
Analysis: Businesses and unions have doubts about big-bang approach to reopening economy
Sajid Javid's return from the political wilderness was sudden and unexpected, but as Matt Hancock's replacement he quickly made his mark. The new health secretary has made his opinion clear that England has to learn to live with Covid-19.
Before his resignation in early 2020, Javid was Rishi Sunak's boss at the Treasury, and supports his successor's desire to remove the restrictions that are making life tougher for key sectors of the economy, such as hospitality and night clubs. Two members of the quad" - the inner circle that makes the key decisions on how the pandemic should be managed in England - are now either current or former chancellors of the exchequer.
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