Sajid Javid with Tariq, right, who killed himself in a five-star hotel aged 51Sajid Javid had been to visit his mother, Zubaida, in Bristol, and was about to arrive home in London when he got the phone call from his younger brother. He was told that their older brother, Tariq, had checked into a five-star hotel in Horsham, West Sussex, just a few miles from his home, with the intention of taking his own life. SponsoredTariq had left two suicide notes, including one that told Sylvia, his partner of 15 years, that she should “carry on and enjoy life”. For an hour, Javid, 52, who was home secretary at the time, did not know if his brother had taken his own life or was still alive but urgently needed help. “He told his partner to go to

Source: The Times June 25, 2022 23:03 UTC