Windrush victims will finally receive compensation – but payouts will be ‘surprisingly low’, campaigners warn

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Windrush victims will finally receive compensation – but payouts will be ‘surprisingly low’, campaigners warn
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Lawyers warn absence of overall cap is ‘false dawn’ as guidelines reveal fixed payouts as small as £200

The ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' arriving at Tilbury Docks from Jamaica, with 482 Jamaicans on board, emigrating to Britain.Jamaican immigrants being welcomed by RAF officials from the Colonial Office after the ex-troopship 'Empire Windrush' landed them at Tilbury.

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