Amber Rudd resigns as home secretary after Windrush scandal

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: The Guardian

Amber Rudd has resigned as home secretary after repeatedly struggling to explain her role in the unjust treatment of Windrush generation migrants.

The home secretary had faced mounting pressure over her role in setting the culture and policies that led to long-term residents of Britain from Caribbean countries being denied healthcare, pensions and benefits and in some cases being threatened with deportation.

Rudd had been due to appear before parliament on Monday to explain apparent discrepancies between her evidence to the home affairs select committee last week and a memo leaked to the Guardian that linked her to targets for removing migrants.
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Downing Street sources said that in preparing for her Commons statement on Monday, new information had become available that convinced her she must resign. However, they continued to insist that the “ambition” for a 10% increase in removals mentioned in a separate leaked letter was not a formal target.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/29/amber-rudd-resigns-as-home-secretary-after-windrush-scandal

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For earlier 'Windrush' articles, see, for instance:

https://www.democraticunderground.com/108814500
https://www.democraticunderground.com/113321590
https://www.democraticunderground.com/113321585

[bronxiteforever]

1. Trumpism doesn't wear well for Ms May

Kick and recommend.

[dembotoz]

2. Deport her.. it's only fair ya know

[nitpicker]

3. BBc live thread

http://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-43942610

From 4:31 (EDT):

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Amber Rudd pretty much put her body on the line in the current crisis, she stood by Mrs May's objective of getting net migration down to the tens of thousands - even though I'm pretty sure she didn't believe in it. She stood by the 'hostile environment' approach to immigration which Theresa May set up.

Now with her out of the way all the questions about immigration will be directed at Theresa May and whether she knew about targets. So the pressure, as it were, moves to Mrs May.
(snip)