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A total of 1,392 claims were made to the scheme by the end of June and £755,110.88 has been paid out to 110 people, just 7.9%, according to the department’s figures.

Paulette Wilson, who died unexpectedly aged 64 on Thursday, was a “precious gem” who was “broken by the Government”, according fellow campaigner Patrick Vernon

The concerns were discussed with Home Office officials on Wednesday.

The Home Office said £362,996 has been paid out from the fund which totals at least £200 million, with offers valued at £280,000 also made.

The Home Office demonstrated ‘institutional ignorance and thoughtlessness’, a report found.

The phrase was reportedly included in an earlier version of Wendy Williams’ review but was subsequently removed.

Organisations and lawyers representing around 100 people criticised the way claims need to be submitted

Dexter Bristol, 58, who worked at Great Ormond Street Hospital suffered a cardiac arrest.

The Labour leader urged the Home Office not to impose restrictions on EU nationals living in the UK, and criticised Home Secretary Priti Patel, saying she had adopted a “ludicrous position”.

Home Office managers have been reminded to spend taxpayers’ money “carefully and wisely” after splashing thousands on the team-building trip.

“They are destroying people’s and families lives. "The Windrush generation and their relatives deserve better and need Windrush period to be widened. They need protection and not punishment."

“I am half Jamaican and very proud of it, but I feel that what he says is unhelpful to the Jamaican community in this country. Like him, I am second generation, but I feel that he sounds like a reincarnation of Enoch Powell.”

“Mass deportation flights to Jamaica have been shown time and time again to be unjust and brutal tools of Theresa May’s government"

“trying to restart mass deportations to Jamaica whilst the Windrush generation have yet to receive a penny, and many are still waiting months later for decisions, is a slap in the face for the Jamaican diaspora community in the UK"

Caroline Nokes, Immigration Minister, has said that the Home Office 'got it so badly wrong,' over its treatment of the Windrush Generation. Nokes issued a “heartfelt apology” and was “ashamed” the treatment they received. Nokes was speaking to a group of Windrush generation people at a meeting in Brixton, South West ...

Lawyers for Dexter Bristol, 58, argue hostile immigration policies should form part of his inquest

After over two weeks of calls for the Home Secretary to resign over an “out of control” and “institutionally racist” Home Office, news emerged tonight that Prime Minister Theresa May has finally accepted Home Secretary Amber Rudd’s resignation. Both Amber Rudd and her predecessor Theresa May have been under intense ...

Home Secretary Amber Rudd is facing increasing calls for her resignation after it emerged that as she was telling MPs that the Home Office has no targets for removals, the Home Office were confirming what many suffering from the Windrush scandal already knew, Home Office staff were under pressure to ...

A Windrush grandmother, who has paid taxes for almost 40 years, was sacked from her charity job last month - because she couldn't prove her right to remain. Jessica Eugene, who came to the UK in 1970, was fired from her receptionist job at a migrant charity after three years, ...

The government has launched a recruitment drive for nurses in the Caribbean despite ongoing concerns over the treatment of the Windrush generation. Nurses from Jamaica are to be targeted as potential recruits for the health service, the government has revealed, in its latest move to try and help mitigate the ...

Jeremy Corbyn was one of just six Labour MPs who had the courage to vote against the 2014 Immigration Act which caused the Windrush Scandal. The Labour leader joined the vast majority of his current front bench in opposing the deal, although most Labour MPs at the time abstained. Diane ...

A man born to parents who came to the UK on the Empire Windrush has been forced to miss his daughter's wedding - because he has been denied a British passport. Joseph Bravo, who has lived in the UK for 54 years, says he was unable to travel to daughter ...

The Home Office was responsible for destroying thousands of landing card slips recording Windrush immigrants’ arrival dates in the UK, a former employee has revealed. Despite warnings that the move would make it harder to check the records of older Caribbean-born residents experiencing residency difficulties, it was decided in 2010 to destroy ...

Labour MP David Lammy poured scorn on the Conservative Party in the House of Commons today, describing their "small U-turn" on the Windrush generation as a "day of national shame". Speaking after Amber Rudd announced that a new task force would be set up to help Commonwealth immigrants facing deportation he said ...

The government has admitted that some people from the Windrush generation have been deported in error. Great Britain asked for people from Caribbean countries, in the 50s and 60s, to plug a gap in the workforce. They entered the UK in the first wave of Commonwealth immigration 70 years ago. ...

Priti Patel has attracted criticism after she praised campaigner Paulette Wilson - who died suddenly on Thursday - for highlighting the "terrible injustices faced by the Windrush generation"

Test cricket returned to our screens on Wednesday, but powerful broadcasting about Black Lives Matter made it feel irrelevant

Amendments to the Immigration Bill to protect lone children and call for a time limit to immigration detention were defeated by the government.

Alfred Fagon was a playwright, actor and director and was the first black person to have a statue erected in their honour in Bristol.

Munira Mirza’s background should disqualify her from setting up a truly independent inquiry into racial discrimination.

"Get on with the action, legislate, move – you’re in Government, do something", the Labour MP said.

More than 100 people were arrested at a far-right protest in London on Saturday.

The most arrogant bulls****ers in life are hopeless at actually getting anything done successfully

People do not join mass protests because they are spoilt or unreasonable, it’s a last resort, a way to be heard when they feel they have no other option.

From the race hate murder of Stephen Lawrence to the Windrush scandal - Britain has a long history of racism.

These elitists genuinely believe that they’re so important that they exist beyond the normal standards of behaviour that are expected of pretty much everyone else in society.

"No housing, no doctor’s appointment, no parking? Blame freedom of movement.”

Miliband led the party into the 2015 election.

"It’s completely unfair to put them at heightened risk in this way."

The former home secretary described the move as ‘badly judged and rude’.

'Such conduct should be heavily criticised not only as being clearly unreasonable but also inhumane’ said lawyer Maria Petrova-Collins

As MPs slam the Government for deleting the phrase ‘institutionally racist’ from a report on the Windrush Scandal, we reveal what those at the brunt of Home Office policy are still suffering.

Don't expect more border controls after Brexit. The Home Office will doubtless place the burden of detection upon landlords and employers.

Paul Golding was stopped on his way back from a trip to the Russian Parliament in Moscow.

South Korean film Parasite was a popular winner at the Academy Awards.