| Author (Person) | Negrier-Pascaud, Mathilde |
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| Publisher | Cardiff EDC |
| Series Details | April 2018 |
| Publication Date | 01/05/2018 |
| Content Type | News |
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Further information: Javid, a second-generation migrant whose parents came to Britain from Pakistan, is the first member of an ethnic minority to hold the position. He was previously the Secretary of State for Communities, Local Government and Housing. Before entering politics, Javid was managing director at Deutsche Bank. He was Business Secretary in the previous government of David Cameron. He voted Remain in the 2016 referendum on British membership of the European Union, and his appointment maintains the delicate and often uneasy balance between 'remainers' and 'Brexiters' in the government. Shortly after the appointment, Javid told the BBC his 'most urgent task' was making sure the Windrush generation was 'treated with the decency and the fairness that they deserve'. In the context of the political storm in the UK concerning the 'Windrush' cases), and the publication of reports from the Law Society, the Migration Observatory and the Eurochildren Project), there was also a worry about the issue of securing 'settled status' for the 3 mllion EU citizens living in the UK after Brexit. On 30 April 2018 Sajid Javid was named as the United Kingdom's new Home Secretary (Interior Minister, replacing Amber Rudd following her resignation |
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