Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

What people want - and they will get - is control of our own system, with a lower and sustainable level of net migration. And, above all, that has to mean one thing: an end to freedom of movement.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

Please look at the response to Windrush, and the apology, in terms of trying to put things right and, secondly, the bigger picture about how this government has been committed to trying to deal with the injustices in society, some of which matter more to people from ethnic minorities.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

What we're going to do is have an immigration system that's in our national interest, and that's not what we've had up until now, We've had freedom of movement, which means we haven't been in control of who enters our country - those individuals have, just because of their nationality. And that's going to change.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

A question has to be asked: if you are a genuine asylum seeker, why have you not sought asylum in the first safe country that you arrived in? Because France is not a country where anyone would argue it is not safe in any way whatsoever, and if you are genuine, then why not seek asylum in your first safe country?

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

Our streets should be safe at all times. You shouldn't have to worry about things like knife or other crime.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I'm a second-generation migrant. My parents came to this country from Pakistan, just like the Windrush generation.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

When it comes to human life, clearly I want to make sure we are doing all we can to protect people, and we must remember that this is one of the most treacherous stretches of water that there is - 21 miles, people taking grave risks.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I've used the word 'compliant' environment, and what that means is it's absolutely right that we have an environment in terms of our immigration policy that distinguishes between people that are here legally and those that are here illegally.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I've huge responsibilities in this job. The biggest is to keep everyone safe. Like many others, I've seen the effects of crime close up, and I worry about my kids.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I've already made some changes. I have suspended certain things. Certainly, opening bank accounts, and whether you can or cannot as an illegal immigrant, I'm not sure that the data that we have is accurate enough, so I have suspended that for the time being.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I'm going to start by making a confession. My name's Sajid Javid. And I used to be a banker. No point denying it.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

People only attempt perilous journeys like crossing the Channel because they are desperate. It is deeply concerning that men, women, and children feel they have no choice but to put their lives at risk in their search for a safe place to live.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

As Culture Secretary, I realised how you can use sport to do so many other good things for society.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

Some people say these aren't huge numbers, but let's also remember that our job here is to make sure this doesn't turn into a new route for ever-increased illegal migration, so I want to stop it now as much as I possibly can.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

When people go to vote still in Britain, they will look at their local representatives, but I don't think there is a sort of cult of personality politics. Obviously, they want to know who the leader is for each party, but I think there is a lot of identification with their local candidates.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I see neither the sense nor the need to stick to an immigration figure devised nearly a decade ago, which has never been met and does not fit the requirements of the country.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

We have a workforce crisis across the NHS with around 100,000 vacancies.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I am a proud, British-born Muslim, and I love my country more than any other place on earth.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I'm very much aware of the need for politicians to be careful with language as well as what they do.

Sajid Javid
Sajid Javid

I want to send a very strong signal to people who do think about making this journey - we will do everything we can to make sure it is not a success in the sense that I don't want people to think that if they leave a safe country like France that they can get to Britain and just get to stay.