Sajid Javid appointed to Cabinet

Sajid Javid made history today by becoming the first Black and Muslim Secretary of State ever. In the last few hours Javid was  appointed to Government's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Culture and Media.  He has taken over from the beleaguered Maria Miller who resigned earlier today.

Out of adversity Cameron will see this as a maverick move. Javid is the son of a Pakistani bus driver from Rochdale who holds one of the most powerful and controversial positions in British politics today. Javid wasn’t privately educated, but studied hard and achieved good grades. After university, he went on to work for Chase Manhattan bank before entering politics. Now he’ll be in charge of what happens next with the controversial Leveson Inquiry into the media. And as we’ve seen, there are powerful players in the media who will seek to protect their interest.

Cameron will hope that this appointment of a working class Muslim from the North will demonstrate his party is not just for the privileged.

Whether or not that works we can only wish Sajid well. He is young dynamic and very bright.

Good luck!

Simon Woolley