Mr Javid’s comments follow an investigation into the operation of paedophile gangs in Rotherham, the members of which were mostly men of Pakistani origin, which saw more than 1,400 children subjected to rape, violence and trafficking over a 16-year-period.
Britain’s culture secretary Sajid Javid has said a “misplaced sense of political correctness” prevented police and social workers from “properly investigating” claims of sexual abuse in Rotherham, Oxford and Rochdale.
In an interview with The Daily Telegraph, Mr Javid, who has been tipped as a future Conservative leader, said some of the values in certain communities were “totally unacceptable in British society”.
“We can no longer be held back in any sense by political correctness,” he said.
“I know plenty of people, British Muslims, men and women, who would 100 per cent agree with that, not only out of a sense of shame but also because of the fear of what else might be going on.
“Some of the values that certain people in some communities have, in their attitudes to women or on the question of freedom of expression, are just totally unacceptable in British society; and we do no one any favours when we don’t investigate or talk about them.”
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