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BBC News
2 days ago
- Politics
- BBC News
Windrush man's daughter can take her case to Court of Appeal
A woman whose father came to the UK as part of the Windrush generation has been given permission to go to the Court of Appeal in an attempt to stay in the Hippolyte was denied indefinite leave to remain (ILR) by the Home Office on the basis she had not been a continuous resident in the UK since her arrival in Hippolyte originally came to the UK from St Lucia as a 17-year-old student in 2000, but left in 2002 to comply with immigration rules after her student visa sister and two brothers were all allowed to stay in the UK under the Windrush Scheme - Ms Hippolyte's lawyers argue her case is the same. Ms Hippolyte's legal team argued that as the underlying purpose of the continuous residency rule was to show "strong and subsisting ties" to the UK, the Home Office should have exercised discretion to disapply the rule on the basis that Ms Hippolyte demonstrated her strong and subsisting ties to the UK in other ways. These included her history of previous visits to the UK, her children being born in the UK and her eldest child attending school in the UK. Ms Hippolyte said she was "encouraged" by the court's recognition that the issues raised deserve full consideration. She added: "This appeal represents a chance to challenge what I believe was a serious injustice, and I am grateful for the chance to have my voice heard."
South Wales Argus
4 days ago
- Politics
- South Wales Argus
PCC Jane Mudd on police and LGBTQ during Pride month
I want our communities to be places where everyone can live their lives as themselves, free from fear and harm. Where everyone treats each other with the values of acceptance, tolerance, and respect. Coming together and celebrating our cultural differences helps us to build more cohesive communities and this month has been one of celebration. June is Pride month, and as well as joining colleagues and partners from across Wales to celebrate Pride Cymru in Cardiff, my team and I have supported smaller events across Gwent. We attended Torfaen Pride, which is now in its second year and is going from strength to strength, and the very first Bedwas Pride event in Caerphilly. Members of LGBTQ+ communities have often had a difficult relationship with policing, and our presence at these events is important to build trust and confidence. At the start of the month we celebrated national Volunteers Week and I met with members of my animal welfare visitor scheme who are responsible for welfare checks on Gwent's police dogs. They ensure the animals are happy, healthy, and well looked after. I would like to thank them, and all of Gwent's many volunteers, for the hard work they do to support their communities. I was honoured to be invited to the Senedd twice this month to celebrate occasions that are important to many of our residents. I attended a fantastic event to mark the end of Eid and it was lovely to join with our Muslim community to mark this important occasion. My team and I also took part in a special celebration to mark Windrush Day and recognise the contribution that the Windrush Generation have made here in Wales. The Windrush Generation refers to the African-Caribbean men, women and children who arrived in the UK on HMT Empire Windrush in 1948. They came at a time of great labour shortages in the UK and were welcomed as part of the country's efforts to rebuild after WWII. It was a joy to join with so many partners and pay tribute to those who have contributed so much to our communities. I campaigned for election with a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, and I will never waver on this. I promised to invest in our communities and have created a new fund which aims to bring people across Gwent together, and build our mutual trust, confidence and respect. I look forward to launching this in the coming months. Jane Mudd is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Gwent.
The Guardian
25-06-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Immigration resulted in great bonds born of adversity, wit and steely resolve
Diane Abbott's reflections on the experiences of the Windrush generation are poignant, in that they testify to a sense of solidarity among immigrant populations that tends to receive too little consideration (The Windrush generations were proudly British. Yet immigrants are still fighting to be seen that way, 22 June). The contribution of Caribbean nurses to the NHS is now, thankfully, acknowledged. My Jamaican mother was among that early cohort, but so too were a great many Irish nurses, whom she numbered among her close work colleagues and personal friends. Their shared acknowledgment of the petty prejudices of everyday racism that 'othered' workers from the Caribbean and Ireland was mutually supportive both in and outside work, at a time when such things received no recognition more generally. There are many more nuanced stories of postwar migration to be told. The moments of fraternity – born of adversity, wit and steely resolve – between Caribbean and Irish nurses in the NHS is just one of them. Paul McGilchrist Cromer, Norfolk Thank you, Diane, for your article. I remember clearly when these people arrived and felt sorry for them being forced to leave their country in order to make a living. At the time, I was a pupil at an excellent convent school in a poor, rundown part of north‑west London. Several girls were welcomed as pupils. Later, when a patient in hospital, there was a chronic shortage of nurses and West Indian women saved the day. I am sorry to hear that there was so much prejudice and sad to know that this still exists, and that Nigel Farage has such a following. Veronica Edwards Malvern, Worcestershire Have an opinion on anything you've read in the Guardian today? Please email us your letter and it will be considered for publication in our letters section.
BBC News
24-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Wellingborough's Windrush community join the streets to celebrate
People have come out into the streets of a town to celebrate the contribution Caribbean migrants and their families have made to the in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, joined together to mark the event of Windrush Day on Empire Windrush docked in Tilbury, Essex, in 1948, bringing hundreds of passengers from the Francis, 82, who is a part of the Windrush generation, said: "Many people don't know about Windrush, and they need to understand what it is all about." Travellers on HMT Empire Windrush - and those on other ships which came to the UK until 1971 - became known as the Windrush Francis said she left her home in Montserrat in 1961 to come to the UK, where she had living in Wellingborough, Ms Francis said: "It is important for people to know our history and why we come here. The government needed us to come and work."People came here and tried to get accommodation and that was very hard."Many people find these things very easy now, but in our days it was not that easy." The event was in partnership with the town council, Northamptonshire Rights & Equality Council, Made with Many, Wellingborough African Caribbean Association, and the Wellingborough Windrush Innovation Day has been held on 22 June since 2018 to celebrate the legacy of the Windrush was set up in the wake of the Windrush scandal, when thousands of people were wrongly classed as illegal then prime minister, Theresa May, apologised for their treatment and a compensation scheme was established. Glenroy Bell from the Windrush Innovation Society, in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, said: "This year, organisations have come together to make it a bigger event."It is part of my personal heritage, my grandparents came over from Jamaica in the 50s."We want to celebrate the positive things of what the Caribbean members have done in the UK." Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
ITV News
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- ITV News
How did people in the Midlands mark Windrush Day?
People across the Midlands gathered to mark Windrush Day and celebrate Caribbean culture. It's been 76 years since Empire Windrush brought hundreds of people from the Caribbean to the UK to take up jobs and rebuild Britain after the Second World War. Now every year, 22 June is set apart as a special day for those people. People gathered in Birmingham's Victoria Square for a special flag-raising ceremony and service. A carnival procession also took place. Fathia Warren, a Windrush flag carrier in Birmingham proceeded down the streets of Centenary Square to Victoria Square, and she told ITV Central: "We're celebrating every year to commemorate and be thankful for our elders that came from the Commonwealth to help Britain rebuild. "This is our way of just acknowledging them and saying thank you." Leicester's Windrush Tea Party event returned on Saturday. Despite fears the annual event would have to be cancelled because of funding concerns, the popular event returned, transforming the Museum Square into a celebration of Caribbean culture, music and community spirit. It's part of the city's wider commemorations of Windrush Day and honours the men and women of the Windrush Generation who helped rebuild Britain after the Second World War. The event included a Caribbean tea party, music and games. Students in Walsall also put on a special Windrush display to remember and pay homage to the generation. They produced a powerful documentary celebrating the achievements of the Windrush generation who came to the town in the 1950s and 60s. Members of the Caribbean community attended a special dinner and showing of a film called Paved With Gold. A mix of events took place all over the region to truly make the day special.
