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Windrush: Almost £63m paid out but hundreds of claims still in system

As of May, 302 claims had been in the system for at least 12 months, including 154 for over 18 months.

The Independent UK

Windrush scandal rumbles on 5 years after UK government's apology

It's been five years since the U.K. government apologized and promised to compensate legal residents who were caught up in an immigration crackdown

The Independent UK

'Home Office lost my passport twice and then tried to tell me I didn't belong here'

Emunah Baht Gavriel came to England in 1979, aged 21, from Trinidad and Tobago and, like so many others from the Caribbean, made a life for herself and helped build the country back up - only to feel betrayed

Daily Mirror

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Hundreds of Windrush victims waiting over a year for compensation on ‘callous’ scheme

One victim of the Windrush scandal said the Home Office should not be in charge of the compensation scheme

The Independent UK

Father who became homeless describes Windrush experience as ‘worse than hell’

Fitzroy Maynard said he is determined to fight for what he is entitled to and insisted anyone using the compensation scheme needs legal support.

The Independent UK

Windrush victim who became homeless says compensation fight ‘worse than hell’

Speaking ahead of 75th Windrush anniversary, Fitzroy Maynard tells how he lost his home after being unable to prove he had the right to work

Evening Standard

Home Office accused of institutional racism over ‘inefficient’ Windrush scheme

The scheme was set up after a scandal which saw people with a right to live in the UK lose access to work and be wrongfully detained or deported.

The Independent UK

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There can be no ‘moving on’ from the Windrush scandal

Letters: Readers respond to the closure of a unit to reform the Home Office and Suella Braverman saying that the Windrush crisis is behind us

The Guardian - UK

Chinese couple barred from UK over Communist party donation allegations

Home Office wrote to pair, who had leave to remain, accusing them of involvement in giving money to political figures on CCP’s behalf

The Guardian - UK

Possible Russian link with Llanelli hotel earmarked for hundreds of asylum seekers is raised in Parliament

Llanelli's MP has asked if the Government will look into the potential link, but the Home Office has failed to answer any of the questions put to it by the Local Democracy Reporting Service

Wales Online

Tuesday briefing: Five years after the Windrush scandal was exposed, has anything changed?

In today’s newsletter: The special unit meant to reform the Home Office is to be closed – leaving many to wonder what comes next

The Guardian - UK

Misleading Home Office advice leaves Hong Kong protester fearing deportation from UK

Student who took part in anti-Beijing protests is in legal limbo after withdrawing her asylum claim to make a visa application that was then rejected

The Guardian - UK

Hundreds of County Lines busted across Merseyside in last 12 months

Merseyside Police leads on the national response to County Lines

Liverpool Echo

Windrush campaigner fears Home Office could wind up compensation scheme

Patrick Vernon repeated calls to make the scheme independent, saying it is not appropriate to have the ‘perpetrators’ of the scandal run the scheme.

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Home Office diversity training on rise despite Braverman scepticism

Exclusive: Numbers taking courses have risen under Suella Braverman, who previously said they were a waste

Daily Mirror

Diversity training at Home Office increases under Suella Braverman despite her criticism

The Home Secretary complained the sessions were 'riddled with left-wing views' as part of her vendetta against so-called 'woke' culture, but training has increased on her watch

The Independent UK

Government could be forced to pay millions to police asylum barges and military bases

Exclusive: Suella Braverman approves new police funding policy amid ‘intense’ negotiations in Dorset

The Independent UK

Protesters call for inquiry into ‘Battle of Orgreave’

Clashes outside a coking plant 39 years ago led to 95 miners being arrested

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The Guardian - AU

Dead Haitians have no problem travelling to Australia – but living ones do

Two artists taking part in Australia’s Rising festival have been stopped from boarding a plane to Melbourne via London, in a case that highlights how hard it is for Haitians to travel

The Guardian - UK

‘Softer tactics’: calls grow for UK ban on police chases of children on e-bikes

Some argue better and enforced regulations of electric bikes is way forward after tragic deaths

The Independent UK

Government quietly awards travel firm £1.6bn contract for asylum barges and accommodation

Exclusive: Fury over astonishing sum to operate barges and run services to house asylum seekers in Britain

Evening Standard

Government’s asylum seeker plans in doubt, admits Home Office

Government promises to speed up asylum decisions are not on track, a highly critical report has revealed

The Independent UK

Sunak’s pledge to clear asylum backlog on course to fail as system cost rockets to £3.6bn

Scramble to get figures down sees asylum claims removed from system because people did not answer questionnaire

The Independent UK

Home Office says government working ‘non-stop to reduce asylum backlog’

National Audit Office questions whether plans were sustainable in a report

The Independent UK

Government has ‘long way to go’ to meet asylum backlog goal

National Audit Office questions whether the plans were sustainable in a report

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