By Ben Kerrigan-
Sajid Javid has landed the job of home secretary, following the sudden demise of his predecessor, Amber Rudd. Javid is the first home secretary from an ethnic minority background after Amber Rudd’s exit.
As the son of a Pakistani bus driver, Javid will be expected to set respectable standards of professionalism at the Home Office. He will be tasked with maintaining the previous vision of attaining reasonable levels of immigration, addressing illegal immigration, whilst riding the home office of the hostile environment presided over by Amber Rudd. Javid vowed to review immigration policy to make sure it was fair and people were treated with “dignity and respect”.
Ms Rudd quit after she said she “inadvertently” misled MPs over immigration removal targets.
Ms Rudd’s political crises began after she told MPs last week the Home Office did not have targets for removing illegal immigrants. Revelation on Sunday by the Guardian newspaper in which details of a letter by Ms Rudd set out her “ambitious but deliverable” aim to deport 10% more illegal immigrants over the “next few years” to Theresa May brought her four year tenure in the job to an abrupt end.
When asked if she should take some personal responsibility for her home secretary’s resignation, Mrs May said on Monday: “When I was home secretary, yes, there were targets in terms of removing people from the country who were here illegally.
“If you talk to members of the public they want to ensure we are dealing with people who are here illegally.” May said she was “very sorry” to see Ms Rudd go, adding: “I think she can look back with pride as home secretary.”
The legal settlement of the Windrush generation in post-war Britain was completely undermined after many of them lost their right-to-remain in the Uk and were deported, as others were detained, lost their jobs , and were denied access to medical care. Javid will inherit a huge task of rectifying the appalling state of affairs, whilst not abandoning the legitimate assignment for the Uk government to keep immigration numbers at acceptable levels.
