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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Windrush chief calls for urgent reform of payouts scheme

The Windrush commissioner has demanded urgent reform of the compensation scheme after being told by survivors that the Home Office is waiting for us to die off. In a letter seen by the Guardian addressed to migration and equalities minister, Seema Malhotra, and shared with home secretary Yvette Cooper, Rev Clive Foster says it is deeply concerning that 66 people have died while waiting for compensation for the Windrush scandal.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

You don't have to be in London': why Barbados is inviting people back to their homeland

Caribbean migration to the UK continues despite historical challenges and contemporary negative sentiments surrounding immigration.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

Portraits honouring Windrush generation vandalised

Windrush Untold Stories exhibition in Brixton was vandalized in an act of racial hatred, affecting the local community and artists connected to the Windrush legacy.
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fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago
UK politics

Windrush daughter can take case to Court of Appeal

Jeanell Hippolyte is appealing for the right to remain in the UK, arguing her ties to the country warrant consideration despite a break in residency.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago
UK news

I didn't trust the system': lasting trauma of Windrush victim barred from UK for 10 years

Winston Jones overcame a decade of hardship due to immigration issues and now helps local youth through new opportunities created from Windrush compensation.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I dance the young people off the floor!': joy and pain from the Windrush generation in pictures

"Windrush Untold Stories is a photography and audio project that celebrates the legacy of the Windrush generation and their descendants, capturing their vital contributions to British society."
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