Sajid Javid today hits out at politicians who stoke anti-immigrant feelings.
The Home Secretary, whose father came to the UK from Pakistan, calls on community leaders to rail against attempts to divide society through extremist language.
He will say: “If we are to stop extremism in its tracks we must have the courage to confront it, the strength to take decisive action and the foresight to tackle the root causes.
“Public discourse is hardening and becoming less constructive.
“Everyone has a part to play - broadcasters who must not give a platform to extremists; police who must swoop on the worst offenders; public figures who must moderate their language.”
In a highly personal speech just days after Donald Trump said four non-white US politicians should “go home” - despite three being American-born - the one-time Tory leadership hopeful will add: “I’m from an immigrant family, I know what it’s like to be told to go back to where I came from.
“We must confront the myths about immigration that extremists use to drive divisions.
“We know the scale is exaggerated to stoke up fear and that they use immigration as a proxy for race."
He will add: “Anyone can challenge the myths peddled by extremists that deepen divisions.
“So tell your friends, shout it loud and proud: people from minority backgrounds did not steal our jobs, they’re not terrorists, that there is no global ‘Zionist conspiracy’.”
