Conservative leadership hopeful Sajid Javid has announced a new refugee settlement plan which will resettle 5,000 refugees across Britain in 2020 alone. A new resettlement scheme has been announced all over the globe and has been proposed to replace the vulnerable persons resettlement scheme amongst others. The week commencing 17th of June is World Refugee Week and Mr Javid proposed the scheme as he feels it would broaden the geographical focus beyond the Middle East and North Africa and be more responsive to emergencies.
In a climate where the Conservative government under Theresa May promised to cut immigration to the tens of thousands, it remains to be seen how popular this policy will be amongst Conservative MP’s and members alike.
However, Mr Javid said: “Since 2016, Britain has resettled more refugees from outside Europe than any other EU state – and it’s vital we continue to do all we can to help the world’s most vulnerable. Under our new scheme, thousands more people fleeing conflict and persecution will have the opportunity to build a new life in the UK.”
Whilst Boris Johnson will look to cuts in tax and others are setting out a clear Brexit position Mr Javid appears to have a chosen a niche way of selling himself. However, the Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said he was happy the programme would continue as well as saying the UK should be proud of resettling thousands of refugees in the last four years and he was pleased the “life-saving” programme would continue. All of this whilst thousands of “Armed Service Veterans” sleep on the street every night.
Sajid Javid was praised by many for his handling of the Shamima Begum case when he stripped Miss Begum of her British citizenship after the fled to fight for ISIS. Nick Ferrari described the decision as “fantastic”.
There are nearly 25.4 million refugees in the world half of whom are under the age of 18. However, only last month judges in the UK warned the Home Office that determining someone’s age at the border just on their looks is “unreliable” and risks “children being unlawfully detained”. This has allowed many ‘child refugees’ who are actually over the age of 18 and should have been deported to gain entry to the UK and its generous benefits systems.
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Current Affairs Correspondent | My name is Oliver Down I am 22, and a staunch brexiteer. I am a Bristolian lad who studied politics in Leicester. I believe in free speech and accurate journalism and I won’t be afraid to give you “the other side” of the story!
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