Opposition urges the prime minister to act ‘without delay’ as calls mount for Amber Rudd to be sackedMore than 200 MPs have written to Theresa May urging her to enshrine promises made to Windrush generation migrants in law, keeping the pressure on the prime minister as she fights to contain the crisis. It was the first of a series of stories that developed a picture of how many members of the Windrush generation were being mistreated by the government under the so-called ‘hostile environment’ policy. After days of negative publicity Rudd and May were forced to change tack and issued apologies, promised reforms - and eventually gave the Windrush generation a fast-track to citizenship. Photograph: Fabio De PaolaSome of the so-called Windrush generation have been threatened with deportation, refused access to public services such as healthcare or lost their jobs as a result of “hostile environment” immigration policies. Children of the Windrush generation are also included, as well as Commonwealth migrants who already have leave to remain and want to advance their status.

Source: The Guardian April 29, 2018 07:30 UTC