Our Prime minister and Home Secretary are both of Indian decent, their families having migrated to Britain in the 60s, like mine.
So for that reason alone I expect them, more than others without this background, to be more empathetic to the needs of asylum seekers and those who have come to our country to escape persecution in their own.
In Knowsley, Merseyside, some far-right groups sparked violent, divisive clashes this week outside a hotel where asylum seekers are housed. Police were attacked and local people left distressed.
