Windrush scandal
‘The law is breaking children’: black people in UK tell UN of daily injustices
Returning to assess the UK after a decade, the UN’s expert group on people of African descent is ‘highly concerned’ about pressures on young people
Aamna Mohdin
27, Jan, 2023 @4:55 PM
Where is the justice, Suella Braverman, for me and the others whose lives were ruined by the Windrush scandal? | Judy Griffith
The Home Office scrapping key parts of the commitment to victims wasn’t a surprise – they’ve broken pledges before, says retired healthcare worker Judy Griffith
Judy Griffith
27, Jan, 2023 @3:45 PM
Windrush inquiry head disappointed as Braverman drops ‘crucial’ measures
Wendy Williams’s remarks come after home secretary confirms three key commitments will not be implemented
Amelia Gentleman and Rajeev Syal
26, Jan, 2023 @7:57 PM
‘Stringing us along’: Windrush U-turns let down those whose lives were ruined
Suella Braverman’s abandonment of key commitments is the latest in a series of blows to those seeking justice
Amelia Gentleman
26, Jan, 2023 @4:20 PM
New hostile environment policies show Windrush lessons ‘not been learned’
Immigration experts scathing about Home Office plans to tighten access to services for people without legal status
Emily Dugan and Rajeev Syal
22, Jan, 2023 @5:40 PM
The Conservative party’s interest in diversity is superficial | Letter
Letter: The newly formed 2022 Group are deluding themselves if they think they can change the party’s reputation, writes Paul McGilchrist
13, Jan, 2023 @6:15 PM
On the Ropes review – Windrush boxer’s tale of triumph and tragedy over 12 gut-wrenching rounds
Vernon Vanriel’s extraordinary battles with addiction, poverty and the Home Office are brought to life in a big-hearted if overlong show
Arifa Akbar
12, Jan, 2023 @12:03 PM
‘My father ruled through pain’: Colin Grant on the stories behind I’m Black So You Don’t Have to Be
As a child he knew both love and violence; as an adult, both recognition and rejection. The writer talks about his marijuana-dealer father, his clashes at the BBC and the police stop-and-searches that drove him out of London
Alex Mistlin
11, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
Labour asks Sunak to say how much money he ‘wasted’ by taking private jet from London to Leeds – as it happened
Opposition challenges prime minister over use of private plane for health visit
Andrew Sparrow
10, Jan, 2023 @5:40 PM
Government avoids questions on whether it will ditch Windrush reforms
Sarah Dines faced pressure from MPs, saying she would not comment ‘on speculation in the Guardian’
Rajeev Syal and Amelia Gentleman
10, Jan, 2023 @3:59 PM
‘I have a fighting spirit!’: the Windrush boxer who lost everything – then battled his way back
Vernon Vanriel was a talented athlete who fought crack addiction, was sectioned twice and beaten up by police officers. Finally he ended up stateless in Jamaica. A new play tells his extraordinary life story
Simon Hattenstone
10, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
The British government continues to disrespect the Windrush generation | Letters
Letters: Ryan Ross and Joan Lewis decry the home secretary’s reneging on pledges made after the Windrush scandal to support migrants
09, Jan, 2023 @4:48 PM
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