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‘Brassneck’ Patel criticised for Paulette Wilson comment

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"

Henry Goodwin by Henry Goodwin
2020-07-24 14:35
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Members of the Windrush generation Paulette Wilson, 62, who arrived from Jamaica in 1968, and Anthony Bryan, aged 60, who arrived from Jamaica in 1965, during a photocall in Westminster, London, following a personal apology from immigration minister Caroline Nokes this afternoon, as they visited Parliament for the first time since the scandal forced the home secretary to resign.

Members of the Windrush generation Paulette Wilson, 62, who arrived from Jamaica in 1968, and Anthony Bryan, aged 60, who arrived from Jamaica in 1965, during a photocall in Westminster, London, following a personal apology from immigration minister Caroline Nokes this afternoon, as they visited Parliament for the first time since the scandal forced the home secretary to resign.

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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”.

Wilson came to Britain from Jamaica aged 10 in the late 1960s, and spent two years under the threat of deportation. She spent some time in a detention centre before being told she could stay in the UK in 2017.

Just last month she delivered a petition to Downing Street, calling for action to address the failings that led to the scandal. Many members of the Windrush generation are yet to receive compensation from the Home Office.

Writing on Twitter, Patel – the home secretary – said: “Deeply saddened by the passing of Paulette Wilson who dedicated her last years to highlight the terrible injustices faced by the Windrush generation. Together we must continue on her mission to right the wrongs.”

She drew immediate criticism, with many social media users highlighting the government’s Hostile Environment policy.

Addressing Patel, writer Gary Younge said: “The brassneck. [Wilson] only dedicated her last years to fighting injustice because you treated her unjustly. I’m sure she had better plans for her sixties than fighting deportation from her own country.”

Labour MP David Lammy, the shadow justice minister, said that if Patel wanted to continue Wilson’s mission, she should “end the Hostile Environment today”.

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Commentator Owen Jones added: “You voted for those terrible injustices to happen.”

Here are some of the most outraged replies to Patel’s intervention.

Deeply saddened by the passing of Paulette Wilson who dedicated her last years fighting my government's attempt to deport her the fuck out of the country.

Together we must continue her fight against [checks notes] me. https://t.co/BIqjnGHXbr

— James Felton (@JimMFelton) July 24, 2020

“Sad to hear about Paulette Wilson who campaigned against terrible injustices of Tory immigration policy” says Home Secretary behind terrible injustices of Tory immigration policy. https://t.co/5b1htyp2y5

— David Schneider (@davidschneider) July 24, 2020

“Sorry to hear the woman who had to spend her last years alive fighting the policies of the Conservative party has died. The Conservative party must continue to fight the policies of the Conservative party” – Conservative minister. https://t.co/XU8dUmOtz7

— Stephen Mangan (@StephenMangan) July 24, 2020

War is Peace
Freedom is Slavery
Ignorance is Strength
Priti Patel is Home Secretary https://t.co/oXuIhfPf7b

— James Oh Brien (@mrjamesob) July 24, 2020

Is this a parody account. https://t.co/ZWINktcbo1

— Rosie Holt (@RosieisaHolt) July 24, 2020

Related: Windrush campaigner who died ‘had spirit broken by government’

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