Sajid Javid, the former UK Home Secretary, recalls his rough teenage years in a new memoir, The Colour of Home, in which he admits to stealing from slot machines, facing a police warning and a brutal beating from his father. The 56‑year‑old admits that his early misdeeds nearly derailed his future but that a decisive police encounter gave him a second chance, helping him turn his life around. Javid, who later rose to high office and served as a banker, says the incident changed him and that he is grateful to the officer who cautioned him. The book offers a candid look at his upbringing in Rochdale and his later life in London, including his family and his wife Laura. The story highlights the personal struggle behind a public figure.
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