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UK lawyers warn of ‘race to the bottom’ after Tory MP issues deportation threat

Top lawyers call for change in rhetoric that has left minority ethnic Britons fearful as politicians target migrants

The Guardian - UK · Nov 4, 2025

Voices: ‘Deport now, appeal later’ is proof we haven’t learned from Windrush

COMMENT: Sending non-British criminals home before they can plead their case against removal sounds tough – but it will only lead to another deportation scandal, says immigration lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Windrush campaigners urge the Government to save Notting Hill Carnival

The carnival attracts around two million people to west London over the August bank holiday.

Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2025

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Another Windrush generation man has UK deportation order revoked

Gersham Williams, 74, was deported to Jamaica in 2016 but should have been exempt from order, Home Office decides

The Guardian - UK · May 27, 2025

King Charles tells summit the past can't be changed as leaders ask Britain to reckon with slavery

King Charles III has told a summit of Commonwealth countries in Samoa that the past could not be changed as he indirectly acknowledged calls from some of Britain’s former colonies for a reckoning over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2024

Starmer’s refusal to discuss enslavement reparations has only magnified the issue

Commonwealth leaders have been surprised at Labour’s position – and campaigners have even called the PM’s stance ‘offensive’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024

Britain's leaders likely to face slavery reparations questions at a summit of former colonies

A confrontation for Britain over its role in the trans-Atlantic slave trade appears increasingly likely to feature at a summit of nations its empire once colonized, after Caribbean leaders said they would thrust the matter of financial reparations into the spotlight at the event in Samoa

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024

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Jacqueline McKenzie: ‘I recognise my country: it’s brutal, it’s beautiful, it’s dangerous’

The mainstay of Australian cinema talks ‘bucket list’ projects, climbing trees and recognising her own history on screen

The Guardian - AU · Jun 21, 2024

‘I feel sick’: fury in Diane Abbott’s constituency at treatment of their MP

Hackney North and Stoke Newington voters express anger and unease – and most say MP should be allowed to stand

The Guardian - UK · May 29, 2024

Diane Abbott vows to stay on as MP as Labour descends into chaos over botched suspension

Diane Abbott spoke to supporters at rally outside Hackney Town Hall on Wednesday evening

The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

Speed up Windrush compensation payments, say victims and campaigners

Five years after scheme’s launch, one victim’s daughter describes how father died before receiving payout

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024

Support workers apologise after misnaming man who died on board Bibby Stockholm

SUPPORT workers have apologised after misnaming the person who died on board the Bibby Stockholm barge.

The National (Scotland) · Dec 13, 2023

‘Petrified’ immigration lawyers carry safety alarms and say ‘dangerous’ Home Office rhetoric will stoke attacks

The Government’s ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric will ramp up ahead of elections, lawyers warn

Evening Standard · Oct 18, 2023

Braverman pledges ‘unwavering focus’ for Windrush victims as working group ends

The Home Secretary said she wants to see all those affected by the scandal compensated.

The Independent UK · Sep 20, 2023

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 10, 2023

Top UK lawyer hits out at ‘authoritarian’ attacks on legal profession

Exclusive: Respect for law being undermined by ‘disparagement of lawyers and judges’, says Helena Kennedy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2023

‘They’re so pathetic’: Jess Phillips slams government attacks on lawyers

Labour MP also condemns use of Bibby Stockholm barge to hold asylum seekers, calling it a gimmick

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2023

Friday briefing: Years of attacks have dragged the legal profession into the culture wars

In today’s newsletter: They have been castigated as ‘enemies of the people’ and derided as ‘lefty lawyers’ – but shouldn’t it be the hallmark of a healthy democracy for lawyers to challenge government policy?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

‘An activist blob’: Tory party attacks on lawyers – a timeline

Critical language used to blame lawyers for thwarting immigration policy dates back to Boris Johnson era

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The Guardian - UK · Aug 16, 2023

Tory attacks on ‘lefty lawyers’ could fuel abuse, barristers warn

Bar Council chair says Conservatives ‘crossed line’ with dossier that led to threats against immigration solicitor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 14, 2023

Keir Starmer urged to defend lawyers after Tories’ ‘targeted campaign’

Exclusive: Martin Forde KC says fellow professionals are ‘bewildered’ at silence over case of Jacqueline McKenzie

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2023

Government attacks on lawyers degrading, say former Tory law officers

Dominic Grieve and Edward Garnier denounce ‘lefty lawyer’ rhetoric as dossier target fears abuse will turn physical

The Guardian - UK · Aug 10, 2023

Intimidating lawyers is a dangerous political game

Letter: No one should be put at risk for doing their job, least of all those who uphold the legal system, says the Law Society’s Lubna Shuja

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2023

Conservative HQ criticised for ‘targeted campaign’ against immigration lawyer

Law Society and Bar Council ‘gravely concerned’ over briefing sent to right-leaning papers calling Jacqueline McKenzie a ‘lefty lawyer’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

Target of Tory ‘lefty lawyer’ dossier forced to review security after email

Head of immigration at Leigh Day, Jacqueline McKenzie, says she has had to take precautions after ‘ominous’ message

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2023

I’m an immigration lawyer, and now the target of a Braverman smear campaign. It will backfire

The government has set the rightwing press on me because I have represented someone being deported to Rwanda, says immigration lawyer Jacqueline McKenzie

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