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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kenneth Mohammed

No, Robert Jenrick, former colonies do not owe a ‘debt of gratitude’ for Britain’s legacy of brutality and exploitation

The Emancipation Statue, symbolising the breaking of the chains of slavery at the moment of emancipation,  in Bridgetown, Barbados.
The Emancipation Statue, symbolising the breaking of the chains of slavery at the moment of emancipation, in Bridgetown, Barbados. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Conservative leadership hopefuls Robert Jenrick and Kemi Badenoch may exemplify the party’s penchant for lacklustre and charisma-deficient candidates, but their relentless pursuit of recognition reached a new low this week.

Jenrick and Badenoch have repeatedly marginalised African and Caribbean communities; showing that the Windrush scandal was but one example of the hostile environment that has come to define Conservative policies.

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