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The Latest Breaking News from Windrush

Ministers try to encourage Windrush compensation claims with £1.5m fund

Government acknowledges that many victims have felt too nervous to engage with officials from Home Office

The Guardian - UK

Home Office spent £22,000 on failed attempt to stop Windrush report release

Hard-hitting internal investigation found roots of scandal lay in racist immigration legislation

The Guardian - UK

John Richards obituary

Other lives: One of the last surviving passengers of HMT Empire Windrush who played an active role in his north-west London community

The Guardian - UK

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Windrush grandfather at risk of deportation after almost 50 years in UK

Samuel Jarrett-Coker says Home Office has not responded to requests to resolve his immigration status since 1980s

The Guardian - UK

Visas rollout: Home Office confirms how long expired travel documents can be used after eVisa problems

The full eVisa rollout is being postponed after campaigners warned problems with the system could ‘lead to another Windrush’

Evening Standard

Yvette Cooper reinstates Home Office unit for post-Windrush culture change

Home secretary also pledges to appoint commissioner to advocate for those affected by scandal

The Guardian - UK

UK immigration laws ‘cannot be uncoupled from racism’, say minority ethnic MPs

Twenty-five MPs tell home secretary ‘urgent reflection’ is needed after report on origins of Windrush scandal

The Guardian - UK

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Windrush pioneer Alford Gardner dies aged 98

Born in Jamaica, Mr Gardner settled in Britain in 1948 after distinguished Royal Air Force service

The Independent UK

UK visa holders told to upgrade documents as Home Office launches border security changes

Campaigners have warned the government scheme could create a digital Windrush scandal

Evening Standard

UK’s new eVisa scheme ‘could create digital Windrush scandal’

Open Rights Group say digital documentation system is prone to data errors, system crashes and other glitches

The Guardian - UK

Wrongly denied Windrush payments causing ‘further harm and injustice’

Home Office has paid more than £430,000 extra compensation after watchdog investigations of complaints

The Guardian - UK

‘Frightening and frustrating’ move to eVisas risks repeat of Windrush scandal, experts warn

Concerns mount for the UK’s non-EU migrants, as even those who have lived in Britain for decades will have to provide proof of residency

The Guardian - UK

It’s not just Windrush scandal Labour will have to confront, what about Chagos?

Letters: Peri Batliwala highlights the plight of Chagossians who were evicted from their homeland in the 1970s. Plus Guru Singh on Britain’s hostile environment

The Guardian - UK

The Tories betrayed the Windrush victims – we will stand by them

Re-establishing the Windrush unit would be a real way to give families justice, says Labour’s shadow home secretary, Yvette Cooper

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Evening Standard

Government acted unlawfully on broken Windrush promises, High Court rules

A union says the next government should honour the promises to Windrush victims

The Guardian - UK

National reckonings and public inquiries: what scandals come next?

After the Post Office, infected blood, Grenfell Tower, Windrush and more, what could fall on the next prime minister’s watch?

The Guardian - UK

Fears of new Windrush as thousands of UK immigrants face ‘cliff edge’ visa change

Campaigners say move to electronic permits by the end of the year is a ‘recipe for disaster’ that could leave immigrants without proof of status

Evening Standard

Windrush victim's son outraged by Home Office's request for DNA test

Dijoun Jhagroo-Bryan’s father came to the UK aged eight and his story was transformed into a BBC drama

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My friend, Anthony Williams, died too soon. What trauma are other Windrush survivors still going through?

He fought for more help for those who also suffered, but the battle was long and exhausting – and is still not won, says Ramya Jaidev, co-founder of the campaign group Windrush Lives

The Guardian - UK

Windrush victim says Home Office ‘waiting for us to die off’ before paying compensation

Five years after payment scheme launched, a former soldier says delays mean plan should be run independently

The Guardian - UK

Do you really think ministers will get justice for Post Office victims? Ask the Windrush families and think again

Lives destroyed, injustices ignored: parallels between the two scandals are stark, says the Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman

The Guardian - UK

What makes a very British miscarriage of justice? Contempt for the ‘little people’

Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored

The Independent UK

UK to unveil first national Windrush museum site

Exclusive: Floella Benjamin, former news presenter Moira Stuart, entrepreneur Levi Roots and actor Rudolph Walker all backed the new museum

The Guardian - UK

Turner prize 2023 – and the winner should be…

In an exemplary showcase of this year’s four Turner prize contenders, Barbara Walker’s devastatingly direct Windrush scandal portraits and Jesse Darling’s antic take on broken Britain lead the field

The Independent UK

Windrush Compensation Scheme was ‘designed to fail’ – presenter Floella Benjamin

Lady Benjamin raised her concerns as peers discussed the Home Office’s decision to disband the dedicated team responsible for the Windrush policy.

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