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An APPG meeting for the ages
by RITA CHADHA Last week’s Runnymede APPG meeting on Race and Community was without doubt one of the best Parliamentary meetings in recent memory. It brought together Windrush-generation veterans, ‘told you so’ activists, lawyers, and angry and bewildered parliamentarians. David Lammy MP opened with an impassioned address, with all the fire and zeal of a…
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‘Highly skilled’ migrants face deportation over tax mistake
#HomeOfficeAtax is a new campaign launched by a collective of 400+ migrants who have been refused the right to settle in the UK because of tax discrepancies. In all cases, the discrepancies have been found to be genuine and honest errors, and are of little material significance. However the tax discrepancies are being used to…
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Understanding ‘Windrush’ – Expert briefing
The APPG on Migration has published an expert briefing on the Windrush issue, providing legal and historical background to recent headlines. UK residents who arrived in the UK before 1973 and who have a legitimate right to live in the UK have been caught up in the ‘hostile environment’ created by the 2014 and 2016…