Two weeks after the Windrush scandal finally seized politicians’ attention, victims of Home Office mistreatment have expressed relief that the issue is getting the attention it needs, and anger that it has taken so long to attract mainstream interest. He called the Windrush hotline three time this week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday; each time he was told he would get a call back. Cardlin Johnson has spent several years trying to help her brothers, Trevor and Desmond Johnson, untangle the extreme difficulties that have resulted from the Windrush scandal. She devoted much of her free time in the past week speaking to officials on the Windrush hotline, trying to get questions answered. I feel really angry about it now.”She was also hoping that the government might give clear details about compensation soon.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 18:24 UTC