Windrush compensation scheme ‘is a lot of bull'

One victim of the scandal tells The Voice how he faces a further fight for recognition after the circumstances of his experience are not covered by the measures

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Alannah Francis

A VICTIM of the Windrush scandal has said the compensation scheme is “a lot of bull” and the government is dealing with those affected by the crisis as if they are “insignificant”.

Auckland Elwaldo Romeo was one of many affected by the Windrush scandal last year. Despite living in the UK since he was four years old, he was wrongly deemed an illegal immigrant after applying to renew his passport. For 12 years he was unable to leave the UK, meaning he could not make a trip to Antigua for his mother’s funeral.

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