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There is a hell of a lot wrong with Britain’s asylum system, but the answer is not Priti Patel sending the Navy in.
More than 55,000 people have signed a petition in support of 75-year-old Gurmit Kaur Sahota, of Smethwick.
A Covid-induced drop in lorry freight has increased the number of small boat crossings, but without a resettlement scheme in place refugees may be left with no other choice.
Campaigners argued the computer algorithm had become automated "speedy boarding for white people".
Removing it would be the first step to undoing the moral vanity of “Britishness”, Arianne Shahvisi writes.
The home secretary insisted her response to the Windrush Lessons Learned Review has been “swift, strong and uncompromising”.
But the home secretary said the suggestion by a senior Home Office civil servant that she had not asked for an estimate was "not correct".
Shadow justice secretary David Lammy said the level of proof required of Windrush citizens "treats them like criminals when they are victims".
Home secretary Priti Patel praised the review for highlighting the "ignorance and institutional thoughtlessness" of the Home Office.
"It was shocking. It was insulting. The government hasn’t learned from its mistakes or shown any consideration for the Windrush victims," one relative said.