A View From The Top with Nadhim Zahawi, the CEO who became children's minister

'It's worth remembering for those of us in politics that millions wake up to make their business work every day', the YouGov co-founder says

Zahawi took up the post after a cabinet reshuffle last January (Lee Goddard/MoD)

Ask Nadhim Zahawi what he is most proud of during his first year as children’s minister and he will tell you about the Care Leaver Covenant, a scheme launched by the Department of Education in October.

Amazon, Rolls-Royce and Barclays LifeSkills signed up to offer internships, work placements and skills workshops to young people leaving the care system through the scheme, which had originally been planned for launch in October 2016. Not long after he became children’s minister in January 2018, Mr Zahawi announced the appointment of a private company called Spectra First to get more than 50 businesses to provide work-based opportunities to young people leaving the care system, including every government department.