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Javid says he wants to explain why he resigned. He thanks MPs who have supported him, and he thanks his family. He came into politics to give something back, he says. He says he hopes he has more to contribute to public life. He ran four departments, he says. Each taught him something. He never took a decision that he did not think to be in the national interest, he says. He says this country is strong because of its institutions.
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