LONDON: UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday promoted the son of a Pakistani bus driver, Sajid Javid, to the placement of UK house secretary.
Javid, 48, becomes the "first ethnic minority, first Pakistani-origin and the first Muslim heritage" house secretary.
Upon taking up the position, Javid promised to increase a "fair immigration policy" and help the 'Windrush technology' who've been unfairly threatened with deportation by way of the home workplace.
Javid, previously secretary of state for housing, communities and local govt, changed Amber Rudd who on Sunday was the fourth cupboard minister to surrender prior to now six months over claims that she misled Parliament over whether or not she was aware of deportation goals for illegal immigrants.
The Windrush scandal erupted during the Commonwealth Summit when issues about migrants, who came to Britain as youngsters between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean international locations, being threatened with deportation and denied get right of entry to to the National Health Service (NHS) because they have got not accomplished the "right paperwork".
On Sunday, in an interview with the United Kingdom's Sunday Telegraph, Javid mentioned his circle of relatives may have been caught up in the Windrush saga. "I thought that could be my mum... my dad... my uncle... it could be me," he mentioned.
"I'm a second-generation migrant. My parents came to this country from Pakistan, just like the Windrush generation. They came to this country after the Second World War to help rebuild it… They came from Commonwealth countries… They were asked to come in to [do] work that some people would describe as unattractive - my dad worked in a cotton mill, he worked as a bus driver."
Javid was born in Rochdale, Lancashire as some of the five sons to Pakistani folks, who have been born in pre-partition India and had fled to Pakistan after which emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
The high-profile activity, thought to be probably the most prestigious position in the British cupboard, puts Javid accountable for nationwide safety, tackling of crime, together with the spike in knife crime in London, preventing terrorism and extremism, and coping with illegal immigration. In explicit, Javid shall be accountable for figuring out the United Kingdom's post-Brexit immigration technique.
Although high-profile, the position is also known as the "graveyard of politicians" with many ministerial careers coming to an abrupt end there.
May is hoping that Javid's promotion will draw a line below the Windrush saga prior to local elections are held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, when the Conservatives concern losing loads of seats.
Javid, 48, becomes the "first ethnic minority, first Pakistani-origin and the first Muslim heritage" house secretary.
Upon taking up the position, Javid promised to increase a "fair immigration policy" and help the 'Windrush technology' who've been unfairly threatened with deportation by way of the home workplace.
Javid, previously secretary of state for housing, communities and local govt, changed Amber Rudd who on Sunday was the fourth cupboard minister to surrender prior to now six months over claims that she misled Parliament over whether or not she was aware of deportation goals for illegal immigrants.
The Windrush scandal erupted during the Commonwealth Summit when issues about migrants, who came to Britain as youngsters between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean international locations, being threatened with deportation and denied get right of entry to to the National Health Service (NHS) because they have got not accomplished the "right paperwork".
On Sunday, in an interview with the United Kingdom's Sunday Telegraph, Javid mentioned his circle of relatives may have been caught up in the Windrush saga. "I thought that could be my mum... my dad... my uncle... it could be me," he mentioned.
"I'm a second-generation migrant. My parents came to this country from Pakistan, just like the Windrush generation. They came to this country after the Second World War to help rebuild it… They came from Commonwealth countries… They were asked to come in to [do] work that some people would describe as unattractive - my dad worked in a cotton mill, he worked as a bus driver."
Javid was born in Rochdale, Lancashire as some of the five sons to Pakistani folks, who have been born in pre-partition India and had fled to Pakistan after which emigrated to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
The high-profile activity, thought to be probably the most prestigious position in the British cupboard, puts Javid accountable for nationwide safety, tackling of crime, together with the spike in knife crime in London, preventing terrorism and extremism, and coping with illegal immigration. In explicit, Javid shall be accountable for figuring out the United Kingdom's post-Brexit immigration technique.
Although high-profile, the position is also known as the "graveyard of politicians" with many ministerial careers coming to an abrupt end there.
May is hoping that Javid's promotion will draw a line below the Windrush saga prior to local elections are held in the United Kingdom on Thursday, when the Conservatives concern losing loads of seats.
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