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Ex-Tory home secretary warns Rwanda scheme is ‘brutal’ and ‘impractical’

The Government’s controversial scheme to send migrants on a one-way trip to Rwanda is “brutal” and “impractical”, a former Tory home secretary has warned. Amber Rudd, who held the role from 2016 to 2018 when she resigned over the Windrush scandal, ...

27 Oct 2022 at 16:54

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Trevor Nelson to host concert celebrating 75th anniversary of Windrush

DJ Trevor Nelson will present a night of music at the Royal Albert Hall this summer to mark the 75th anniversary of the UK’s first Windrush arrivals. The concert on June 9 will celebrate the impact of Caribbean culture on British life and chart ...

12 Apr 2023 at 22:21

Home Office accused of institutional racism over ‘inefficient’ Windrush scheme

A compensation scheme for people whose lives were devastated by the Windrush scandal has been criticised for being slow and inefficient, as the latest figures show hundreds of cases have been in the system for at least a year. A lawyer who has ...

21 Jun 2023 at 08:12

Windrush report author ‘delighted’ after court ruling on ditched recommendations

All recommendations arising from an independent review into the Windrush scandal must be brought in “without further delay” to ensure justice is served, the solicitor behind the report into the Government’s handling of the situation has said. ...

20 Jun 2024 at 08:52

Decision to drop Windrush review recommendations unlawful, High Court rules

The decision to drop recommendations made after an independent review into the Windrush scandal was unlawful, the High Court has ruled. Windrush victim Trevor Donald, 68, brought legal action against the Home Office over the decision not to ...

19 Jun 2024 at 13:13

Windrush: Almost £63m paid out but hundreds of claims still in system

Compensation to victims of the Windrush scandal has hit almost £63 million, but calls remain to make the scheme independent of the Home Office due to a lack of faith in the system. The latest Government figures for May – published a day ...

21 Jun 2023 at 11:42

Stars at TV Baftas voice concerns over ‘appalling’ move to privatise Channel 4

Comedian and actress Aisling Bea has said it is “really important” to fight plans to privatise Channel 4. The Government recently confirmed the broadcaster, which has been publicly owned since it was founded in 1982, will be sold off. ...

08 May 2022 at 17:25

First Windrush Commissioner vows cultural change, accountability, and action

A new Windrush Commissioner has pledged to act “without fear or favour” in a role which will see him potentially make changes to the much-criticised compensation scheme. Reverend Clive Foster is the first person to take up the role, ...

18 Jun 2025 at 15:30

Moving Windrush compensation scheme would cause delay, says Braverman

Suella Braverman has rejected calls to move responsibility for the Windrush compensation scheme from the Home Office, saying it would cause “delay and needless bureaucracy”. The scheme, set up in the wake of a scandal which saw ...

21 Jun 2023 at 15:14

Windrush scheme failings ’caused woman to miss time with mother before death’

A daughter has told how failings in the Windrush compensation scheme led to her missing “precious time” with her cancer-stricken mother who later died before the family’s claim was settled. On Thursday, the Parliamentary and ...

18 Sept 2025 at 00:01

Windrush report: ‘Historic laws were designed to cut number of non-white people’

A long-awaited report into the causes of the Windrush scandal has concluded that historic immigration laws were designed to reduce the proportion of non-white people living in the UK. Between 1950-1981, “every single piece ...

26 Sept 2024 at 15:43

Hostile environment policy review finds disproportionate impact on people of colour

Measures under the Home Office’s hostile environment policy “may disproportionately impact on people of colour”, a review has found. A charity campaigning for the rights of immigrants branded the conclusion a “watershed ...

10 Feb 2023 at 13:13

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