Sajid Javid’s ‘Tory power stance’ an illustration of his can-do approach

Sajid Javid impresses in new role as Home Secretary ... but it’s his use of the ‘Tory power stance’ that has Britain talking.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid greets the press in London. Photo: Getty Images

He’s a multi-millionaire former banker and hailed as a poster boy for the BAME community — black, Asian and middle eastern — but its his “superman” power stance having taken over as Home Secretary that has Britons talking about Sajid Javid.

Javid replaced Amber Rudd after the controversy of the Windrush generation and the Conservative’s harsh immigration policy demanding documentary proof from Caribbean migrants that they had arrived in the country shortly after WWII or face deportation. Those without the documents were sometimes denied access to healthcare, housing and banking facilities.

Don’t be too hard on Sajid Javid and others doing the Tory power stance. It has a long history in the party. pic.twitter.com/yt5RRX8fXq

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) April 30, 2018

But Mr Javid, 48, the son of a Pakistani migrant bus driver, told Westminster after switching to Home Secretary from the housing portfolio that the term “hostile environment” in describing Britain’s migration policy was “unhelpful”, and has demanded answers as to how deportation targets were set and used. He said a hotline dealing with the Windrush generation had received 6000 calls, of which 2500 were directly related to the Windrush issue, and 100 had been successfully resolved.

Sajid Javid getting ready to take a freekick outside the Home Office. pic.twitter.com/Y6Ckm9Rl4F

— Shehab Khan (@ShehabKhan) April 30, 2018

In an illustration of his can-do approach, Javid adopted the wide-legged ‘Tory power stance’ to convey power and authority that has been used by other politicians — presumably after coaching by a body language expert.

The “Tory Power-Stance” looks like they rode in on a Shetland pony that’d bolted & they’re all trying to style it out pic.twitter.com/h9ujp4icok

— Omid Djalili (@omid9) April 30, 2018

But the exaggerated body position attracted ridicule about Javid beginning a football corner kick, or mirroring the take off position of Superman.

The twittersphere lit up with examples of other British politicians, including the Prime Minister Theresa May, also standing wide-legged.

Just realised where all those Tory politicians learned that stance... #Blackadder #TheScottishPlay pic.twitter.com/vNg9i6Zxm3

— Paul Jones (@Jonesvision) April 30, 2018

They always hang in a Tory stance pic.twitter.com/LjR1jbNuZV

— Ben Stokes (@RobotCanary) April 30, 2018

The Tory Power Stance Revisited. pic.twitter.com/G4SfuPrKG2

— DocHackenbush (@DocHackenbush) April 30, 2018