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ISSUE 109 / 2018
NEWS
LONDON NEWS
MORE OF THE SAME?
MEET SAJID JAVID OUR
NEW HOME SECRETARY
A scandal that saw Amber Rudd apologise profusely
five times in seven days, before eventually resigning, has
resulted in Sajid Javid, the former housing, communities
and local government secretary, replacing her as Home
Secretary.
As a result of the
promotion, Javid
became the first
BAME MP to hold a
great office of state,
seeing as the role of
Home Secretary is
seen as a key role in
government, and its
pressure are clear
when considering
the large number
of holders who
have had to resign.
Javid has spoken
of his shock at the
Windrush scandal,
commenting that it
could have been his
parents who were
ordered to leave
the country.
Despite the fanfare over Javid's
appointment the public and particularly
the Windrush generation, shouldn't expect
the drastic overhaul in policy required
to clean up the scandalous mess of the
'Hostile Environment'. As an MP Javid
has voted for all legislation that can be
read as 'Hostile
Environment'
policy, including
support of the
detention of
pregnant women
in immigration
removal centres.
Javid is also a
fan of the 2014
Immigration Act
responsible for
many of the woes
the Windrush
generation are
suffering today.
He says he
wants to create
a "compliant
environment" but
it is unclear what
exactly that means if it means anything. It's
doubtful it means anything approaching
a dramatic shift in immigration policy, and
it appears unlikely Javid will reinstate the
clause that protects residents originating
from the Commonwealth who have lived in
the UK for a long period from the Hostile
Environment policy.