Malcolm Turnbull will be awarded a prize for maintaining Australia’s non-discriminatory immigration program.

The Disraeli prize, awarded by the British centre-right thinktank Policy Exchange, is named for Britain’s first prime minister from a minority background, Benjamin Disraeli.

Turnbull will receive the award from the British home secretary, Amber Rudd, on Monday in Westminster.

“Prime Minister Turnbull has maintained a strong non-discriminatory immigration program helping to make Australia a land of opportunity for peoples from all around the world,” the Policy Exchange said.

“He has also emphasised the importance of immigrants in Australia integrating successfully into the country’s mainstream – by acknowledging and respecting the predominant values of Australian life and society.”

The thinktank also mentioned Turnbull’s “tension” with conservatives in the Liberal party over issues such as renewable energy.

The prime minister is in Europe for the G20 summit.