Politics
See also: British Asians in politics of the United KingdomPolitics is a field that British Pakistanis have excelled in. There are seven British Pakistanis MPs in the House of Commons, including Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Sadiq Khan and Economic Secretary to the Treasury Sajid Javid, described by The Guardian as a 'rising star' in the Tory party. The Guardian stated that "The treasury minister is highly regarded on the right and would be the Tories' first Muslim leader."
Notable British Pakistani's in the House of Lords include Minister for Faith and Communities and former Co-Chairman of the Conservative Party Sayeeda Warsi, and Nazir Ahmed, notable for many controversies.
As of 2007, 257 British Pakistanis were serving as elected councillors or mayors in Britain.
British Pakistanis make up a sizeable proportion of British voters and are known to make a difference in elections, both local and national. They are much more active in the voting process, with 67 per cent voting in the last general elections of 2005, compared to just over 60 per cent for the whole country.
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“They who have been bred in the school of politics fail now and always to face the facts. Their measures are half measures and makeshifts merely. They put off the day of settlement, and meanwhile the debt accumulates.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
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