Diane Abbott, Labour’s shadow home secretary, also seized on a letter sent by Rudd to Theresa May last year in which she explicitly mentioned her “ambitious, but deliverable” desire to step up deportations. Clearly there were targets, and Amber Rudd was aware of them,” Abbott said. “Theresa May has sent Minister after Minister out to protect her cruel legacy, misleading Parliament and the public in the process. With each new revelation, we get more of an insight into the Tories’ heartless Home Office policies which have led to the Windrush scandal. Jo Johnson, the Conservative transport minister, used an appearance on ITV’s Peston on Sunday to defend Rudd.

Source: Huffington Post April 29, 2018 18:22 UTC