Windrush Scandal ‘has roots in Enoch Powell’s politics’ Rivers of Blood claim made as new evidence emerges of Windrush deportations from the 1950s to 1970s
THE WINDRUSH scandal has its roots in Enoch Powell’s Rivers of Blood speech, a campaigner and academic has said.
The shocking revelation chimes with academic findings that point to the cause of the Windrush scandal being dozens of anti-immigrant laws across different governments.that at least 411 Windrush generation people were deported, according to formerly classified documents at the National Archives. Speaking at a conference at the University of London, Professor Philip Murphy traced the origins of the contemporary scandal as far back as the 1905 Alien Act.
He said: “His speech Rivers of Blood has influenced all the [immigration] legislation since 1968. That speech has inspired Labour, Conservative, Lib Dem politicians for the last 50 years with tighter immigration control and restricting the rights, particularly of the Windrush generation and other parts of the Commonwealth.”government sources blaming a “flood of ineligible claims” for delays in giving out compensation payments for victims of the Windrush scandal.
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