The Windrush scandal shows why we must hold power to account

The Guardian’s revelations have driven public debate and demonstrated the importance of independent, investigative journalismThe resignation of the British home secretary, Amber Rudd, over the Windrush scandal marks an important moment for independent, investigative journalism, demonstrating how it can hold power to account in order unequivocally to change people’s lives for the better.The Guardian reporter Amelia Gentleman has spent the past six months exposing the truth of the suffering of the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK after the second world war from Caribbean countries at the invitation of the British government. Through her reporting, she has revealed case after case of cruelty to citizens who have lived and worked in the UK for decades, yet faced homelessness, destitution and detention, lost their jobs or been denied NHS treatment because they were unable to prove they were British – stemming from a policy, set out by the prime minister, Theresa May, when she was home secretary, to make the UK “a really hostile environment for illegal immigrants”. Continue reading…
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