When the British government provoked a public outcry with its refusal to recognise the residence rights of immigrants who had already been settled in Britain for decades, one junior minister broke with his duty of loyalty to his colleagues and tore into his government for its heartless behaviour.
"This could be my mum, my brother, my uncle - even me," said Mr Sajid Javid.
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