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Sajid Javid opens up about his brother's suicide on World Mental Health Day

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Sajid Javid opens up about his brother's suicide on World Mental Health Day

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Sajid Javid has spoken about his brother Tariq Javid, who died by suicide in 2018, for World Mental Health Day.

“None of us... saw it coming. One day he was there, the next he was gone,” the former health secretary said.

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