Anglican clerics adopted a motion late on Tuesday seeking forgiveness from the so-called Windrush generation that moved to Britain from former Caribbean colonies since 1948. Dozens were also wrongly deported in a scandal that rocked the government of former prime minister Theresa May. Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, the highest-ranking cleric in the Anglican communion, told the General Synod there was “no doubt” the Church of England was still “deeply institutionally racist”. But Prime Minister Boris Johnson insisted on Tuesday that “these individuals should have taken the precaution of not being serious criminals”. Eight of the 25 cases are now being reviewed by the Home Office after campaigners filed fresh legal appeals.

Source: The Guardian February 12, 2020 10:30 UTC