Sajid Javid: why I wouldn’t let people like my parents into the UK now
- Posted on January 24, 2026
- By The Times
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Sajid Javid: why I wouldn’t let people like my parents into the UK now

The former chancellor grew up with an unskilled father who beat him, and a mother who couldn’t speak English and later objected to his non-Muslim wife. Now back making millions as a banker, he reveals how he reached the top of public life — and what he really thinks of Liz Truss