"It is an honour and a privilege to be asked to lead the Home Office — an institution which touches the lives of millions of people every day… I look forward to working with the Home Office staff on our priorities – cutting crime, reducing immigration and keeping this country safe and secure," Rudd said in a statement on her first day in office.
Former Home Secretary May was known for her tough stance on immigration, in particular, initiating a minimum income requirement, under which the migrants were not allowed to bring their spouses or children to Britain unless a migrant resident in the UK earned at least 18,600 pounds ($24,000) annually.
According to the UK Home office, earlier in the day, Rudd went on patrol with police officers in London, and later met Border Force staff at the busiest British Heathrow Airport. At the airport, she was briefed by Border Force Director General Charles Montgomery on the role played by officers in protecting the UK border, and given a tour of the Heathrow control room.
