Windrush

Windrush scandal was ‘foreseeable and avoidable’ says official report

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The Windrush scandal was ‘foreseeable and avoidable’ according to a damning and long-awaited independent report into the Home Office’s handling of the crisis.  The official Windrush Lessons Learned Review concluded that victims had been badly let down because of ‘systemic operational failings’ at the government department.  It emerged in 2018 that the Home Office had … Read more

Windrush report finds Home Office officials were ‘institutionally ignorant’ about race issues’

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Home Office officials ‘were ‘institutionally ignorant’ about race issues’, report into Windrush scandal is expected to say Report expected today will say Home Office was ‘institutionally ignorant’ It emerged in 2018 that thousands of UK citizens were banded illegal immigrants The report is also set to examine Theresa May’s ‘hostile environment’ policies  By Jason Groves … Read more

Amber Rudd’s Oxford University talk CANCELLED over her links to the Windrush scandal

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Amber Rudd’s Oxford University talk about women in politics is CANCELLED after storm of complaints from students over her links to the Windrush scandal Amber Rudd had planned to give a speech to young women at Oxford University She turned up to an empty hall after student organisers were forced to cancel Ms Rudd was … Read more

Home Office was branded ‘institutionally racist’ in report into Windrush deportation policy

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Home Office was branded ‘institutionally racist’ in report into Windrush deportation policy – but the wording ‘was watered down before publication’ The review into the policy towards migrants has seen the claim edited out It was commissioned in 2018 after Caribbean migrants detained or deported The delayed report was expected to be published at the … Read more