To win the argument on immigration, Labour’s policies must focus on fairness
It should be no surprise to find that the policy area where the Conservatives perform worst is ‘managing…
Windrush scandal
Put Windrush compensation scheme under independent control, says Labour
Labour has called on the government to take “urgent action to overhaul the Windrush compensation scheme” by placing…
The government is failing victims of both the Windrush scandal and Grenfell fire
Harold Wilson famously said: “A week is a long time in politics.” This rings true now more than…
The government departments creating a hostile environment with a culture of disbelief
It is National Windrush Day, marking the 72nd anniversary of the first big post-war migrants group arriving in…
WATCH: “Has the government learnt nothing from Windrush?” asks Tan Dhesi
Labour’s shadow minister Tan Dhesi has compared the government’s treatment of UK residents stranded abroad to that of…
The government cannot be allowed to bury the Windrush review recommendations
The Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been published this week – in the middle of a period unprecedented…
WATCH: Abbott warns against Windrush report being “buried” by Covid-19 crisis
Diane Abbott has said that the government should not allow the Windrush report and its recommendations to be…
Immigration after Theresa May – what role for Labour?
Observers of the Conservative leadership campaign have heard some more positive noises on immigration of late, with Jeremy…
Diane Abbott: Don’t forget the Windrush generation – this scandal isn’t over
On Tuesday, as soon as parliament returned from summer recess, I asked the Home Secretary an Urgent Question…
Diane Abbott: Let’s celebrate the Windrush generation and end the hostile environment
Seventy years ago, in 1948, the Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury, England, having sailed into history having begun…
