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amelia gentleman
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jan 4, 2021
    The full explanation of why #Windrush became and remains a scandal is here - it's a long and upsetting story which didn't fit into newspaper articles so I wrote a book to try to explain. Now in paperback guardianbookshop.com/the-windrush-b… And audiobook amazon.co.uk/Windrush-Betra…
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    Faber Books
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    Jun 22, 2020
    On #WindrushDay here's @ameliagentleman reading the opening from the audiobook of The Windrush Betrayal, her investigation into the ongoing scandal. faber.co.uk/blog/amelia-ge…
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    amelia gentleman
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    May 18, 2020
    Why does an army veteran who spent a decade in the British army, and has lived here for years paying taxes and national insurance, have to pay £27,000 in NHS bills, after an emergency operation to remove a brain tumour?
    British army veteran faces £27,000 NHS hospital bill
    From theguardian.com
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    amelia gentleman
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    Nov 12, 2019
    Very sad but also angry to hear that Hubert Howard, 62, died today He spent the last weeks of his life in intensive care, still fighting to get citizenship. Arrived in UK aged 3 from Jamaica, only finally granted citizenship here 3 weeks before he died
    Family of critically ill Windrush victim call for fast-track compensation
    From theguardian.com
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jun 8, 2020
    You’d think that 2 years after the government apologised for #windrush Anthony Bryan might have received compensation for having been wrongly detained for 5 weeks #SittingInLimbo. He hasn’t. Only £360,000 of a compensation pot meant to pay out £500m has been distributed
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jul 7, 2020
    Hard to understand why the Home Office wants to deport people who were born in this country to places they have never visited
    London-born twins face deportation to different countries
    From theguardian.com
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jun 21, 2023
    It's strange how Suella Braverman says here that 4,000 people have received Windrush compensation when the actual figure is only 1,681 - much lower. The press office says she made a mistake But this was the most important figure for the interview
    Braverman defends Home Office as 74% of Windrush claimants not compensated | ITV News
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    amelia gentleman
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    Mar 11, 2020
    My Dad is 90 today and has been working every day in this studio for the past half a century
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    amelia gentleman
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    Apr 19, 2018
    The Guardian has given me the time and space to investigate the #Windrush scandal over the past six months. Please support independent, investigative journalism like this, so that we can continue to hold power to account bit.ly/2qGn6iy
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    amelia gentleman
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    Apr 29, 2018
    #windrush victims I'm talking to are surprised by Rudd's resignation - they identify Theresa May as the architect of the policy that caused them so much pain
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jan 14, 2020
    Alf Dubs summoned to meet three Home Office ministers and seven officials hoping he will drop his Lords amendment which seeks to force the government to maintain protections for child refugees. Curiously large government delegation. He refuses.
    Child refugees: peer refuses to drop fight to keep protections
    From theguardian.com
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    amelia gentleman
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    Jun 19, 2020
    Paulette Wilson and Anthony Bryan delivering a petition signed by 100,000plus people asking the government to implement all the recommendations of the #Windrush lessons learned review and calling for swift compensation payments
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    amelia gentleman
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    Sep 16, 2020
    David Cameron volunteers at the Chipping Norton foodbank?? Such a weird thing to do. Foodbanks only became a phenomenon in Britain because of the policies he introduced
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    amelia gentleman
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    Apr 28, 2018
    Exciting waiting at Lunar House - immigration HQ - as Albert Thompson (who now he's no longer in hiding in own country, wants to use actual name Sylvester Marshall) met staff who took 2 hours to rule he wasn't an illegal - after 9 yrs of hell #windrush
    Windrush cancer patient has UK residency status confirmed
    From theguardian.com
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    amelia gentleman
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    Apr 25, 2018
    #windrush important to remember that 10 days ago the gov thought this issue was sufficiently trivial that they thought fine to reject Caribbean diplomats' request for meeting 10 days on suddenly the Home Secretary keeps saying how upsetting she finds these stories. Odd.