Amber Rudd letter to PM reveals 'ambitious but deliverable' removals target Read moreRudd has claimed she did not set, see or approve any targets for removals. Timeline Amber Rudd's apologies Show Hide The home secretary has issued five apologies in the last week – four of them over her department's handling of the Windrush crisis and immigration targets. Rudd delivered an unprecedented apology to parliament and acknowledged that her department had “lost sight of individuals” and become “too concerned with policy”. “The immigration arm of the Home Office has been using local targets for internal performance management. In a series of late-night tweets, Rudd apologised for not being aware of documents, leaked to the Guardian, which set out immigration removal targets.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 21:00 UTC