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Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
Windrush monument receives mixed reception as 3 in 4 victims are still waiting for compensation
The government-funded monument was unveiled at Waterloo Station to mark Windrush Day.
Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Police anti-racism plan can’t work if stop and search powers are increased, campaigners say
Police officers will learn about Black history under new anti-racism plans. But human rights group Liberty says the commitment is “completely at odds” with Priti Patel’s proposals to strengthen police powers.
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
Campaigners fight to remove final passengers from Jamaica deportation flight
More than a dozen people are understood to have been removed from the flight, which is set to leave on Wednesday.
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Families fear another Jamaica deportation charter flight is imminent after reports of detentions
Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
Priti Patel’s ‘refugee pushback’ policy has been scrapped days before a High Court review
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
The UK wants to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. But what about its human rights record?
Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
Exclusive: Fewer than 500 people in the UK have offered to help find homes for Afghan refugees
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
‘I locked my flat in tears’: The diary of one Ukrainian refugee’s two-week journey to the UK
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe flies home after being detained in Iran for six years
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
Children of deported people are developing PTSD and depression, report finds
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
Home Office rough sleeping scheme ‘put people in danger of detention and deportation’
BT is still working on its controversial 888 ‘Walk Me Home’ app to protect women
BT is still working on its controversial 888 ‘Walk Me Home’ app to protect women
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Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
Ukrainian woman told to pay for mother to come to UK despite free visas pledge
Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Exclusive: The UK government spent over £11m on deportation charter flights in 2021
Government defeated 14 times as Lords throw out anti-protest laws
Government defeated 14 times as Lords throw out anti-protest laws
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Undocumented migrants must be included in Covid inquiry, says charity
Exclusive: Home Office staff ‘mingled and drank prosecco’ during lockdown
Exclusive: Home Office staff ‘mingled and drank prosecco’ during lockdown
Exclusive: Number of people deported on Home Office charter flights triples during pandemic
Exclusive: Number of people deported on Home Office charter flights triples during pandemic
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
‘They want to take your soul’: The race to stop Priti Patel’s Jamaica deportation flight
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
Priti Patel threatened with legal action if she doesn’t give up control of Windrush compensation scheme
MPs want Home Office to scrap ‘extortionate’ £1,000 child citizenship fees
MPs want Home Office to scrap ‘extortionate’ £1,000 child citizenship fees
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
RNLI lifeboat blocked from entering Channel over asylum seeker rescues
Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage
Campaigners’ joy as MPs back bill to raise minimum marriage age to 18 and stop child marriage
Home Office in U-turn over ‘discriminatory’ plans to give police more stop and search powers
Home Office in U-turn over ‘discriminatory’ plans to give police more stop and search powers
Protesters gather outside Home Office to rally against Channel crossing deaths
Protesters gather outside Home Office to rally against Channel crossing deaths
Citizenship is not a ‘privilege’ – the Borders Bill clause is a threat to ethnic minority Britons
Citizenship is not a ‘privilege’ – the Borders Bill clause is a threat to ethnic minority Britons
MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
MPs join calls for Windrush compensation scheme to be taken off Home Office
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Plans to remove British citizenship without notice ‘would repeat Windrush mistakes’
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
Windrush compensation scheme should be independent as victims fear Home Office, experts say
Three people with no convictions removed from Jamaica deportation flight after protests
