Sajid Javid 'hopes Truss and Kwarteng will be friends again' after he 'stops talking' to her

26 October 2022, 19:52 | Updated: 26 October 2022, 20:20

Sajid Javid speaks to Andrew Marr
Sajid Javid speaks to Andrew Marr. Picture: LBC/Alamy

By Emma Soteriou

Sajid Javid has said he hopes Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng will 'get back together' after the pair 'stopped talking'.

Listen to this article

Loading audio...

Tensions are understood to have grown between the pair - originally thought to be good friends - after Ms Truss sacked Mr Kwarteng from the Treasury.

Speaking on Tonight with Andrew Marr, Mr Javid said: "With Liz and Kwasi, I don't know if that's the case - I hope not - but I hope if it is that they get back together one day and become friends again.

"That's what I'd like to see.

"But in terms of personal relationships it is tough.

"I still think of Boris Johnson as a friend but after leaving my job as Health Secretary - and I set out my reasons - you can understand why he might take a different point of view.

"It's not personal. These are all decisions based on one's values and one's principles.

"You've got to do what is right ultimately."

Read more: Pensions and benefits to be cut? Fears grow after Rishi Sunak says 'difficult decisions' need to be made

Read more: Rishi Sunak brings back fracking ban controversially lifted by former PM Liz Truss

Sajid Javid says he still thinks of Boris Johnson as a friend

Mr Kwarteng is no longer responding to Ms Truss' text messages and emails, according to the New Statesman.

She replaced him with Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor after facing a major backlash over her mini-Budget.

Mr Kwarteng announced the biggest tax cuts since 1972 in September, leading to financial turmoil and the pound plummeting after his announcement.

Reflecting on Ms Truss winning the Tory leadership contest, Mr Javid said "in hindsight" he made a "mistake" backing her over Mr Sunak.

He said she "didn't show any respect" for the country's "key economic institutions".

More Latest News

See more More Latest News

Exchequer Secretary James Murray, second furthers from the left, is set to scrap tax returns for hundreds of thousands of Brits.

Government set to scrap tax returns for 300,00 Brits with 'side-hustles'

FILE - Former President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte speaks inside the Southorn Stadium during a thanksgiving gathering organized by Hong Kong-based Filipino workers.

Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte arrested over crimes against humanity following drugs crackdown

Minah Smallman called in to LBC's Ben Kentish on Online Safety Day.

Social media sites must take blame for harmful content, mum of murdered sisters whose killer was 'radicalised' tells LBC

Fiancee of 80s rocker Taime Downe presumed dead after plunging from cruise ship following show

Chilling update on death of 80s rocker's fiancée after she plunged overboard during Caribbean cruise

HM Coastguard was deployed to the incident, which is said to have taken place in the North Sea on Monday at approximately 9.48am.

Search called off for crew member missing on ship with toxic chemicals involved in horror North Sea crash

Stock Exchange on Wall Street on Monday, March 10, 2025 in New York City. Stocks dropped after President Donald Trump didn't rule out a recession with U.S. tariffs being implemented.

US shares plummet again as Trump's refusal to rule out recession continues to rock America's economy

A general view from Hampstead Heath, where locals are clashing over the park being used by gay men for sex.

Furious residents slam 'homophobic' posters as locals clash over 'f*** tree' in Hampstead Heath

Exclusive
Baroness Beeban Kidron, who is also chairwoman of the 5Rights Foundation, said children are not being kept safe enough with the Online Safety Bill.

Government is 'not putting children first' when it comes to online safety, crossbench peer tells LBC

Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa Portrait

Tragic reason it took so long to find Gene Hackman and wife Betsy Arakawa after couple died

Shabana Mahmood

Sentencing Council chief hits back at 'two-tier justice' criticism - as he warns against ministers 'dictating' guidance

Rome, Italy. 25th Jan, 2025. Pope Francis seen during the Celebration of Vespers

Vatican issues major health update on Pope Francis as pontiff remains in hospital

Most Brits support jailing social media bosses if they fail to protect children.

Two thirds of Brits support giving social media bosses jail time if they fail to protect young people online

Joanne Penney, 40, has been named as the suspected victim of a shooting in a quiet Welsh neighbourhood.

Tributes pour in for ‘bubbly’ mum shot dead at point-blank range outside front door

HM Coastguard was deployed to the incident, which is said to have taken place in the North Sea on Monday at approximately 9.48am.

One crew member missing as ship with toxic chemicals hits US military jet fuel tanker in North Sea

The Prince of Wales and Princess of Wales after attending the annual Commonwealth Day Service of Celebration at Westminster Abbey, in London.

Kate and Charles attend Commonwealth Day celebrations for first time since their cancer treatments

Exclusive
A whistleblower has pointed the finger at Elon Musk for a breakdown in online safety standards

'Everything fell apart': Facebook whistleblower says Elon Musk's Twitter takeover changed social media landscape