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ANYONE expecting Sajid Javid to behave less inhumanely than his immediate predecessors towards immigrants, refugees or even British citizens unable to lay their hands on half-century-old documents shouldn’t hold their breath.
Put aside hopes that his own migrant background, Pakistani bus driver father and seven family members living in two rooms over a shop will encourage empathy from the new Home Secretary.
Whatever his origins, he is a hard-boiled Tory banker who bought into the Thatcherite philosophy that poor people deserve what they get — nothing.
DIANE ABBOTT warns that Shabana Mahmood’s draconian asylum proposals fuel racist scapegoating and risk demoralising Labour’s base – potentially paving the way for Farage to No 10
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING
DIANE ABBOTT exposes the misconceptions, rumours and downright lies perpetrated around immigration issues
