The Windrush scandal

Christian leaders say the government’s decision to pursue a ‘hostile environment’ policy against immigrants has led to ‘triple trauma’ for the Windrush Generation

It’s five years since the Windrush scandal erupted. The revelations shocked the country and have not lost their power to alarm half a decade later. Thousands of people who were invited to emigrate to Britain from Commonwealth countries in the 1940s, 50s and 60s had been treated as illegal immigrants under the Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ policy. Some were detained, others deported. Many lost jobs or were denied benefits and healthcare they were entitled to.