Amber Rudd resigns - as it happened: Sajid Javid appointed new home secretary
Home secretary steps down after increasing pressure over handling of Windrush scandal
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Your support makes all the difference.Sajid Javid has made his debut in Parliament as the new home secretary following the resignation of Amber Rudd.
As he arrived at the Home Office to take up new his job earlier in the day, Mr Javid vowed to make sure people caught up in the Windrush scandal are treated with “decency and fairness”.
Ms Rudd became the fifth departure from the cabinet since last year’s snap general election after admitting she had “inadvertently” misled MPs over the existence of targets for removing illegal immigrants.
The MP for Hastings and Rye stepped down on Sunday evening, a day before she was due to make a statement in the House of Commons on the targets and illegal migration, as she faced increasing pressure over the handling of the Windrush fiasco.
The BBC's Laura Kuenssberg has speculated about who could replace Ms Rudd on Twitter.
Here is the start of her thread:
Sky's Faisal Islam has tweeted to say a new home secretary is "expected imminently."
Sajid Javid will replace Amber Rudd as home secretary, Downing Street has announced.
James Brokenshire will become the new secretary of state for housing, communities and local government, No 10 added.
Also, it said Penny Mordaunt will become minister for women and equalities, in addition to her role as international development secretary.
↵Ms Mordaunt said she is "delighted" to have the additional brief as minister for women and equalities, and thanked Ms Rudd "for all she did in this role."
When Sajid Javid was appointed by Theresa May over the phone, he became the first home secretary from an ethnic minority background.
His previous role as secretary of state for housing, communities and local government will go to James Brokenshire.
Mr Brokenshire, the former Northern Ireland secretary, recently returned to Westminister following treatment for cancer.
Mr Javid made no comment on his appointment as home secretary as he emerged from 10 Downing Street after being briefed by officials.
The 48-year-old's first task will be to take some of the political heat out of the scandal which has seen people from a Caribbean background denied access to benefits and healthcare or threatened with deportation despite decades of residence in the UK.
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