‘It could be a shoe or a stick’: Sajid Javid on being beaten by his father, petty crime – and turning his life around

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As a young teenager, Javid and his brother were caught stealing from slot machines, arrested and held in a cell. His future hung in the balance. How did he get from there to the top of UK politics? As a young teenager, Javid and his brother were caught stealing from slot machines, arrested and held in a cell. His future hung in the balance. How did he get from there to the top of UK politics? I n 2019, when Sajid Javid was home secretary, he spoke about growing up on “the most dangerous street