Windrush Commissioner’s Office staffed by Home Office officials, contradicting claims of being independent
Euen Herbert-Small
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The government’s promise of an “independent” Windrush Commissioner is under fire after the immigration minister confirmed that the Commissioner’s office is staffed by Home Office civil servants — the same department responsible for the Windrush scandal and the failures that followed.
In an exclusive interview with JamRadio, the Minister for Migration and Citizenship, Mike Tapp confirmed that the Commissioner’s team is made up of Home Office officials, including a Chief of Staff......
Windrush Victims to Receive Faster and Greater Compensation as Major Reforms Take Effect Today
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The UK government has introduced sweeping reforms to the Windrush Compensation Scheme, with new measures coming into force today that promise faster payments, broader financial redress, and priority processing for older victims of the Home Office scandal.
The changes mark one of the most significant overhauls of the scheme since its launch, following years of criticism from survivors, campaigners, and community organisations who argued that delays and......
Government Announces £600,000 Boost for Windrush Compensation Support — But Critics Say the System Still Fails Victims
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The Home Office has released £600,000 in new funding for community groups helping people navigate the Windrush Compensation Scheme, in what ministers describe as an effort to make the process less “complex and traumatic” for victims of the scandal.
The money forms the second round of the government’s £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund, which pays trusted grassroots......
More than 300 Met Police staff declare Freemason links as High Court challenge unfolds
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More than 300 Metropolitan Police officers and staff have now declared links to the Freemasons or other “hierarchical associations”, after the force introduced a new disclosure rule that is already facing a legal challenge in the High Court.
The Met announced in December that membership of the Freemasons, or any organisation with a confidential structure and expectations of mutual support, would be added to its declarable associations policy. Officers......
Domininca has agreed to accept refugees from the U.S. to help lift visa restrictions imposed on the Island by the Trump Administration
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The government of Dominica has confirmed a new agreement with the United States that would allow Washington to send certain asylum seekers to the island for processing — a move that places the small Caribbean nation inside a growing network of countries assisting the U.S. with migration management.
BREAKING: Dominica's Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit says he has agreed with the Trump Administration to......
The Caribbean is no longer a Zone of Peace as U.S. President Trump orders Airstrikes on Venezuela
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The Caribbean — long regarded as one of the world’s most stable and peaceful regions, is now facing its most serious military escalation in decades, after the United States launched direct strikes on targets inside Venezuela over night. The move marks a dramatic intensification of Washington’s confrontation with the Maduro government and signals a new, volatile chapter for the hemisphere.
✈️ BREAKING: The United States has launched......
The United Grand Lodge of England has ask the High Court to block a new rule requiring Met Police officers to declare their associations with Freemasonry
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The United Grand Lodge of England has taken urgent legal action to stop a new Metropolitan Police rule that would force officers to declare whether they are members of the Freemasons, arguing the policy is discriminatory, unlawful and based on a flawed consultation.
The Freemasons have moved to block the Metropolitan Police’s plan to add the organisation to its list of “declarable......
A High Court judge has ordered the Home Secretary to allow a man of Jamaican heritage to return to Britain after he was blocked from boarding a flight
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A High Court judge has ordered the Home Secretary to allow a long‑term UK resident to return to Britain after he was blocked from boarding a flight and left stranded overseas when his eVisa was abruptly cancelled. The case has intensified warnings from lawyers and campaigners that the UK is sleepwalking into a “Digital Windrush” scandal, driven by opaque immigration technology.
The man,......
Everyone's Talking About The War Between the Land and the Sea
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Robinson and Musk fuel anti‑Muslim hate with false Guadeloupe “attack” claims
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A tragic vehicle accident in Guadeloupe has been cynically weaponised by far‑right agitator Tommy Robinson and amplified by tech billionaire Elon Musk, spreading hysteria and anti‑Muslim hate across social media.
On December 6, Robinson posted on X claiming “10 dead as a car is driven into a Christmas market preparation crowds in France’s Guadeloupe. Legacy media silent.” The framing deliberately suggested a terrorist attack on a European......
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