After a year's delay the Windrush Lessons Learned Review (i.e. why the #Windrush scandal happened) is being published tmrw. This was one of the most appalling injustices to happen to BME citizens in this country; please put aside some time to find out why theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/m…
It's been 2yrs since the #Windrush Scandal came to light, but it's hard to forget how ppl like Paulette Wilson, Michael Braithwaite, Anthony Bryan, Albert Thompson & many others lost their livelihoods and were detained even though they had lived here legally for over 50 years.
Priti Patel, discussing the #Windrush Lessons Learning report (WLLR) on bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/b…. Highlights decades of institutional thoughtlessness. But not once has Home Sec mentioned govt's Hostile Environment policies which significantly contributed to the Windrush injustice.
Extraordinary to hear Priti Patel saying that the Home Office were "shocked to discover" the grave & profound injustices which were happening to #Windrush generation - given that civil society orgs like @RunnymedeTrust @JCWI_UK & others were raising many concerns #WendyWilliams
Priti Patel is repeatedly avoiding the issue raised by #WendyWilliams in the #Windrush Lessons Learned Review about the forced deportation of "foreign national offenders" who have been in the UK since they were children, and who are for all intents and purposes British #jamaica50
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