the so—called windrush generation.n home. people like sonia williams, who came here from barbados in the 1970s when she wasjust 13. i can't drive, i can't work, i can't claim benefits, i can't do anything. when they took away my driving licence in 2016, i started to put it together and i thought, no, this is all connected, and they're saying i'm an illegal immigrant. as commonwealth leaders gather in london for a summit, the prime minister has reversed a decision not to discuss the issue with them. but only after her home secretary was forced to apologise. i do not want any of the commonwealth citizens who are here legally to be impacted in the way they have, and frankly, some of the way they have been treated has been wrong, has been appalling, and i am sorry. voiceover: citizens of the british empire coming to the mother country with good intent. 70 years after the first of the windrush generation arrived, the government has now promised to resolve all disputed cases within two weeks. john donnison, bbc news. let's g

>> in relation to the windrush generation, we have made it absolutely clear that the windrush generation those people , who came here from the commonwealth before 1 january 1973 have a right to be here: they are british, they are part of us. the problem at the time was that they were not documented with that right, and that is what we are now putting right. he talks about action that the government have taken in relation to those who are here illegally. the windrush generation are here legally. action against those who are here illegally has been taken by successive governments. checks on someone's right to work here came in in 1997, measures on access to benefits in 1999 and civil penalties for employing illegal migrants in 2008, both under a labour government. why have these actions been taken? because people up and down this country want to ensure that the government is taking action on those people who are here illegally. it is not fair to those people who work hard, who have a right to be here and who have contributed to this country if they see people who are here illegally being g

we welcomed the windrush generation those many years ago.h, they are part of us, and we are ensuring that they remain here and are able to continue to live their lives here. well, later yvette cooper, who'd been quoted by the prime minister, stood up. do not try to hide behind me or the labour party when she was warned repeatedly that the damage that her obsession with her net migration target she had was doing. do not try to hide behind the cabinet when they don't agree with you on this and are trying to clean up the mess, and do not try to hide behind civil servants... order! i'm not having the questioner interrupted. it will be heard and it will be heard in full. and that's the end of it. yvette cooper. do not try to hide behind civil servants when she set the policies, instilled in them the culture of disbelief. and when the high commissioners told us this morning that they had warned the foreign office about the windrush generation immigration problems in 2016, what did she do? because a few years ago, the prime minister said, "i'm actu

what has happened to the windrush generation is not an accident or a mistake, windrush generation isdisgraceful instances of maltreatment of people with every right to be in the uk. eu nationals especially are concerned about what awaits them after brexit, for the final words of assurance nevertheless. —— fine. will the home secretary commit to a root and branch review of the immigration policies which have led to this disaster and will he commit to an evidence —based immigration policy which in the words of the director—general of the cbi puts people before numbers and works to benefit the economy and society? will unadkat the concerns of eu nationals living in the uk and will a look at the case for devolution of powers over immigration to the scottish parliament in recognition of scotland's demographic needs? —— will he looked at. i hope i can be permitted gently to point out that today she nearly doubled her time allocation. she did not get paid by the minute! i remember one distinguished lawyer in the last parliament who had been paid by the word, i rather fancy. parliament who h

he is asking a question about the windrush generation.e not applied for a passport or had immigration status formalised which is why i am announcing a team that will be setup to help these people evidence their right to be here and access the necessary services. the tea m access the necessary services. the team will help these applicants demonstrate they are entitled to live in the uk and will resolve within two weeks when evidence has been provided. no one should be left out of pocket as they go through this process so given the unique situation this group find themselves m, situation this group find themselves in, this group will not pay for this documentation. we have set up a web page and have spoken to charities, community groups and high commissioner is about providing advice to those affected and will set upa advice to those affected and will set up a contact point as well. tomorrow the prime minister will meet the heads of government and i will meet with high commissioners this week to discuss this issue urgently and i hope this w

windrush generation, not bad administration. administration.a bad law. has it taken a sustained piece of reporting? reporting? because these are people with your relationship with? relationship with? why has it taken that long? it is very difficult. why has it taken that long? that long? guardian day after day after day as well, absolutely rightly. well, absolutely rightly. we'll talk about that, i am sure we will do. about that, i am sure we will do. advertising on facebook and he wants facebook to pay. facebook to pay. publisher, it is responsible for the fake ads. fake ads. so that is it in a nutshell, isn't it? nutshell, isn't it? that whatever else in order to get people to... people to... publisher, magazine or newspaper, and it is freedom of speech. and it is freedom of speech. problem with that, you need to deal with it. with it. get rich quick scheme, why is that my duty? get rich quick scheme, why is that ? get rich quick scheme, why is that my duty? that will be a big argument. argument. a bit of a test case in the high court tomorro

the windrush generation didn't violate any laws, the law violated them.n't recognise that. and there is no way i can prove that. people have been treated beneath contempt and it angers me, because without the windrush generation, iwould not be who i am today. footage: arrivals at tilbury. the empire windrush brings to britain brings 500 jamaicans. it's affected the families of commonwealth citizens who came to britain after the second world war to help rebuild the country caught out by changes to immigration rules in recent years. with a crackdown on illegal immigration, some couldn't produce the paperwork that showed how long they'ed been here and were told they could face deportation. following apologies, there's now, in public, an offer of compensation. i gave an absolute commitment that the uk government will do whatever it takes, including, where appropriate, payment of compensation, to resolve the anxieties and problems that some of the windrush generation have suffered. these people are british, they are part of us, they helped to build britain, an

the other main stories on bbc news at 5.00pm: caribbean migrants to the uk, the so—called windrush generatione now given explicit guarantees about their british status by the government. the government restates its commitment to leaving the eu custom union after brexit — mps will have a say later this week. an experienced runner who once appeared on television's masterchef has died after collapsing during the london marathon. a service of remembrance 25 years after the murder of the black teenager stephen lawrence — and there is to be a national commemoration every year from now on. it's 5.00pm. our main story is that the duke and duchess of cambridge have become parents for the third time. the baby boy was delivered this morning at st mary's hospital in london and is fifth in line to the throne. prince william was present at the birth and his wife and baby are both said to be doing well. the new addition to the royal family is behind his siblings george and charlotte, their father william and their grandfather prince charles in line to the throne. following a change in the law in 2013, the n

in addition, you mentioned the windrush generation problem. fair enough, it has been sort of allied with the whole business of targets for illegal immigrants, but more to the point either the home office is either dealt with the windrush generation either very ineptly or blundering li insensitively, and she as home secretary must take responsibility for the way the home office was dealing with that. they did not seem to know quite what was an illegal immigrant and what was somebody who had come here 50 or 60 years ago and been part of the country of all those years. and that to me, was inept. eifert amber rudd was getting on top that problem. but it was late. -- i thought. she was getting to grips with it. it was running on first days and days. it is a very accident prone department. i was a civil servant for about 15 years in the economic department, obviously the treasury, and the idea you had a home secretary who had a fair grip oi'i home secretary who had a fair grip on what the department was, you said it was one of the great offices of s

we will do right by the windrush generation. she's out — amber rudd's cabinet career sunk by six words. we don't have targets for removals. except they do. targets that the prime minister admitted existed on her watch. shouldn't you be taking personal responsibility, not amber rudd? this is your "hostile environment". amber rudd was very clear about the reasons why she has resigned. that was because of information that she gave to the house of commons that was not correct. if you look at what we're doing as a government, and have been doing over the years as a government, what we are doing is responding to a need that people see for a government to deal with illegal immigration. the new home secretary's first day as an mp was only in 2010. well, it really is like being at school again, on the first day. made a minister then promoted to the cabinet by david cameron. but, as business secretary, he faced calls to quit when the indian—owned tata steel company was up for sale. and, while in charge of housing, he has been under pressu

she offers reassurance to the windrush generation, but she still faces criticism of her time as home secretary. people in this generation, who came here from commonwealth countries, have built a life here. they have made a massive contribution to the country. these people are british. they are part of us. under her, the home office became heartless and hopeless, and doesn't she now run a government that is both callous and incompetent? the substance used to poison a former russian agent was a highly and blamed mrs may. but the prime minister said that a decision to destroy landing cards showing when people first came to britain was made by officials under the last labour government. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. that was a long time ago. yeah, it was. that veranda — i used to slide down there. jamaica — country of his birth. britain — country of his home. nick broderick came to london as a toddler with his mother and sister in the late 1950s. but decades later, he says he was threatened with deportation, and even lost hisjob. one minute, i'm going back to a co

we welcome the windrush generation those many yea rs the windrush generation those many years ago, they despite being here illegally and not putting in and computer room —— contributing to this country. if he wants to talk about issues of fairness, if he wa nts to about issues of fairness, if he wants to talk about the government but his kind, the nurse look and feel what a labour camp would be like. i labour government would wreck our economy, it would damage the bushjobs, wreck our economy, it would damage the bush jobs, destroyed wreck our economy, it would damage the bushjobs, destroyed and end up with debt for future generations. it is not a labour government that is kind orfairto any is not a labour government that is kind orfair to any bedroom. —— anybody. iam sure anybody. i am sure the whole house will want to pass on its condolences to the family of matt campbell who sadly died taking part in the london marathon. we'll be prime and sojoin me in congratulating the 40,000 runners who completed the marathon, raising huge amount of money for local charities and good causes across

but now, some of the children of these windrush generation have been detained and nearly deported forhaving paperwork to prove their right to remain in the uk. children like decorator anthony brian came here when he was eight years old. last year he was held in a detention centre twice for nearly three weeks. it was a shock. i always thought i was legal, i was british. i did not give it another thought. i thought they were mixing me up. u nfortu nately, they were mixing me up. unfortunately, they were not. those who arrived before 1973 were legally entitled to remain in the uk. but the home office did not keep records, and changes to immigration rules introduced six years ago when the may was the home secretary has led to some of this group finding it difficult to prove a legal right to stay —— theresa may. after weeks of intensifying pressure to intervene, today, the government apologised.” do not want any of the commonwealth's citizens who are here legally to be impacted in the way that they have. and frankly, some of the ways they have been treated have been robbed. it has been app

the secondary thing was about the windrush generation shambles, for wa nt windrush generation shamblesof a better word. that she was the home secretary in charge of the home office which did not seem capable of distinction between genuine illegal immigrants and people who have been here for decades. it is inept and insensitive and extraordinarily stupid. she was not on top of the tada 's policy, thatis not on top of the tada 's policy, that is the main thing, but the windrush fiasco added to the feeling that she did not have a grip on this department —— targets because policy. is it a change in political move that would pressure on their position? i slightly disagree with ruth. i think amber rudd was getting to grips with the windrush problem. but inexperience showed in the fact that when she made the mistake in front of the select committee she did not immediately say i am sorry, i miss but, of course we have targets. she dug deeper into the i know nothing approach —— myth spoke. i think the windrush thing was a secondary aspect. it actually says home secretary resigns over windrush.

i want to enable the windrush generation to acquire the status that they deserve — british citizenshipough to satisfy her critics? when she says that people can apply for citizenship if they want it, does she understand that that citizenship was theirs all along? also on the programme, a pilot scheme for voter identification doesn't go down well. may i say that the minister is making a pretty poorjob of this? and worrying evidence on the state of cyber security in the uk. that is quite a big statement that we don't have enough people in the uk to keep the uk safe. i think there is recognition of that. but first, thousands of people from commonwealth countries who arrived in the united kingdom before 1973 will be given free uk citizenship if they want it. the home secretary made the offer as she attempted to draw a line under the scandal about the way members of the windrush generation have been treated. but several opposition mps were not impressed and called for her head. amber rudd told the commons that the windrush migrants had been caught up in measures designed to crack down on il

i want to enable the windrush generation to acquire the windrush generation to acquire the status theynship. quickly and at no cost and with proactive assistance through the process. none of this kambundji the pain already felt, —— and none of this can undo the pain. nick brodrick came to britain from jamaica as a toddler but says he was threatened with deportation and lost hisjob. he is £30,000 out of pocket. does today's promise make up for the distress? it is positive. it will help a lot of people. i don't know if i will get money back. i am glad to become a citizen and i can work again and get my life on track. labour said it should not have been allowed to happen. this was a generation with unparalleled commitment to this country, unparalleled pride in being british, unparalleled pride in being british, unparalleled commitment to hard work and contributing to society and it is shameful this government has treated this generation in this way. the offer of citizenship without fees or the test, will it right the wrong? i and others are in this country because my parents were born und

that's over the windrush generation situation. status here in the uk. we've just received this clip of the prime minister. the united kingdom has long—standing deeper ties with your countries and indeed with the region as a whole, spanning whole range of areas of activity, trade, development, security, culture, spirit, and we value, and i want to reiterate how much we value the contribution that has been made by commonwealth citizens who made their life here in the uk to the united kingdom. and i particularly wa nt the uk to the united kingdom. and i particularly want to acknowledge that as we come together and celebrate the commonwealth and the ties between us and the connections between us. and particularly the windrush generation helped to build the country that we are today. and i wa nt to the country that we are today. and i want to dispel any impression that my government is in some sense clamping down on commonwealth citizens, particularly those in the caribbean that built a life here. i ta ke caribbean that built a life he

michael braithwaite came here as a 9—year—old boy, as a proud member of the windrush generation.o school here and has worked and paid taxes here all his life. he is british. but when the school he worked at looked to renew some paperwork, questions were asked that he couldn't answer. official letters were dispatched and suddenly he was being treated as an outsider in his own country. the legal status of the windrush generation has come to the fore on the eve of the commonwealth heads of government meeting after downing street initially declined to meet caribbean leaders to discuss their plight. theresa may hastily reversed that decision, but this did little to quell the anger. the government, the political class, some in my own party have played a dog whistle on immigration that has led us to this point. and that is why i said, if you lay down with dogs, you get fleas. this was a rhetoric, that when i was growing up, was largely confined to the extreme of one political party or indeed to the bnp. it is now a discourse at large and it is the natural consequence. it is now a discou

the prime minister offers reassu ra nce to the windrush generation, but she still faces criticism ofime as home secretary. people in the windrush generation, who came here from commonwealth countries, have built a life here, they've made a massive contribution to the country. these people are british, they are part of us. under her, the home office became heartless and hopeless and doesn't she now run a government that is both callous and incompetent? we'll be asking if the windrush controversy has any implications for eu citizens and their status in the uk after brexit. also tonight: the substance used to poison a former russian agent was a highly purified form of novichok, according to the global chemical watchdog. many students from england, wales and northern ireland could face higher debt repayments in future because of a higher rate of interest. a special report from barrow—in—furness, where deaths from drug abuse have risen sharply in recent months. and we talk to the 83—year—old artist with two major exhibitions this year. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, find out how

real action, on behalf of the windrush generation. i've beenin of the windrush generation.y and be declared on a wednesday. if we can do it with other things, we can do it for this group of people if we act quickly. theresa may has held talks on the telephone with both the french president emmanuel macron and the german chancellor angela merkel. they discussed the importance of the iran nuclear deal as the best way of neutralising the threat of a nuclear—armed iran agreeing that the priority of the international community remained preventing iran from developing a nuclear weapon. the european leaders' talks came as the new us secretary of state, mike pompeo, also reiterated america's determination to prevent the iranians ever getting a nuclear weapon. as part of his first overseas tour in the role, mr pompeo visited saudi arabia before arriving in israel. he gave a press briefing alongside the israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu and said he stood with israel in countering the threats posed by iran. strong cooperation with close allies like you is critical. and indeed,

so i want to end by making one thing crystal clear — we will do right by the windrush generation.ecause she's out — amber rudd's cabinet career sunk by six words. we don't have targets for removals. except they do. targets that the prime minister admitted existed on her watch. shouldn't you be taking personal responsibility — not amber rudd? this is your "hostile environment". amber rudd was very clear about the reasons why she has resigned. that was because of information that she gave to the house of commons that was not correct. if you look at what we're doing as a government and have been doing over the years as a government, what we're doing is responding to a need that people see for government to deal with illegal immigration. the new home secretary's first day as an mp was only in 2010. it really is like being at school again on the first day. made a minister then promoted to the cabinet by david cameron. but, as business secretary, he faced calls to quit when the indian—owned tata steel company was up for sale. and while in charge of housing, he's been under pressure over

it's not just sonia and others from the windrush generation who are angry.rvative party believe that this scandal must now lead to policy change. in particular, the policy commitment that almost no one in the cabinet actually likes. to bring immigration down to tens of thousands. the effect on government policy, i think, will be more pressure for a more liberal direction on immigration because the government realises it needs to atone for this. saying sorry to those affected by this debacle is not enough. they need to do a lot more to repair notjust the government's reputation in the country but britain's reputation in the world. the scandal is a painful warning to the government. with brexit, it has the monumental task of deciding who to give the right to live and work in the uk after we have left the european union. a challenge fraught with logistical and legal issues. and politically, this has been a terrible week for theresa may and the conservative party. she once described the conservatives as the nasty party. the attempt to detoxify the brand has been

the new home secretary, sajid javid, has promised to do "whatever it takes" to help the windrush generation lie ahead for the new home secretary? as well as dealing with the windrush scandal, crime and security are key issues he will have to keep on top of in a brief that is as wide ranging as it is full of potential bear traps. here's our deputy political editorjohn pienaar. who would want to run the home office, where political careers get pulled up short? crime figures, police funding, always tough. a constant terror threat never far off, and there's always the unexpected. the windrush scandal. making amends for that, the new home secretary's big promise on his first day on the job. the most urgent task i have is to help those british citizens who came from the caribbean, the so—called windrush generation, and make sure they are all treated with the decency and the fairness that they deserve. but a better way of deciding who is allowed in as new members of the british public, one that is fairer and more sensitive, that's another pledge. it won't be easy. there's nothing wrong with target

people in the windrush generation who came here from commonwealth countries have built a life here, they have made a massive contribution to the country. these people are british, they are part of us. one man who arrived here from jamaica in the 1950s tells us of the stress he's been under. i don't think people have realised the mental pressure it puts you under, to have this on you. you feel like a criminal. also on the programme tonight. inflation falls to its lowest level for a year amid expectations that interest rates will rise next month. the police raid on sir cliff richard's home — the bbcjournalist who broke the story tells the high court he acted in a fair and professional way. set afire but part of it is missing. they said there is a hole and someone went out. a passenger dies after being almost sucked out of a plane when one of its engines exploded mid—air. and on a hottest day of the year so far people are making the most of this glorious sunshine. coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. joey barton is still banned from football but he will be back in the game

windrush generation been caught upina the windrush generation been caught up in a way that was not, hich is helping those people to get the documents that they need. they are british, they are part of us. but we deal with that. we make sure that people are given the reassurance that they need but we make sure that they are dealing with illegal immigration. the prime minister acknowledging that when she was home secretary. yes, there were targets. there will be there is a question why shouldn't therefore say to amber rutledge initially denied that there were targets, by the way, targets. there will be continued pressure i'm sure of from labour who said they believed all roads lead to the prime minister when it comes to the hostile environment strategy and the crisis facing wind rush families. have a listen to diane abbott. this isjust the beginning. we don't know how many people were deported. we don't know how many windrush generation people are currently detained. we don't have the details about compensation. there was a lot more has to happen before we get justice. and you have sai

appropriate, payment of compensation to resolve the anxieties and problems which some of the windrush generation have suffered. the prime minister was speaking at the end of the summit where commonwealth leaders confirm the prince of wales will one day succeed the queen as head of the organisation. after nearly 22 years in charge, arsene wenger will step down as arsenal manager at the end of the season. coming up on newsnight: 50 yea rs 50 years after in a pal‘s rivers of blood speech this candle of the windrush generation exposes inhumanity in the uk's immigration policy. as we prepare to leave the eu we discuss what our new immigration rules might we and what they tell us about our country. —— enoch powell. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister says she is prepared to offer compensation to windrush migrants following the government's treatment of them. she told commonwealth leaders at the closing of their summit in london that the government will do "whatever it takes, including, where appropriate, payment of compensation to resolve the anxieties and problems that some have

immigration. and if we did that, we might come to the proper conclusion that it's notjust the windrush generationnturies. tomorrow the prime minister, theresa may, will hold a meeting with commonwealth leaders to discuss the issue. but i would like to see them start treating ourjamaican citizens like they are somebody, and not nobody. that's all. i'm not asking for much. because we deserve it. we've worked, we've built up this country, you know, and we'd like to see it build us up as well. you know what i mean? it works both ways. anthony bryan is still waiting for legal paperwork to confirm his right to stay in the uk. adina campbell, bbc news. stay with us on the briefing. also on the programme: as chemical weapons experts wait to see the site of a suspected attack in syria, we follow the cbs reporter who's on the ground. pol pot, one of the century's greatest mass murderers, is reported to have died of natural causes. he and the khmer rouge movement he led were responsible for the deaths of an estimated 1.7 million cambodians. there have been violent protests in indonesia, where playboy has go

here, documents recording the arrival of thousands of the so—called windrush generation, who came toibbean in the 1950s, are being stored at the national archives at kew in west london. they could include, name, birth date and details of the journey taken of anyone arriving by ship. here's our political correspondent susana mendonca. what is the significance of this? this will no doubt give hope to members of the windrush generation that there is some documentation out there that can prove when they arrived and that they came here legally. this is an issue that has really embarrassed the government over the past week. theresa may having to apologise to the heads of government from the commonwealth about this issue, having to apologise to members of the windrush generation about them being effectively stripped of british citizenship in a way, not being allowed to work in the uk, being denied the right to health care, being denied the right to pensions, some being deported, because documents proving they were here legally have been destroyed, so when immigration rules tightened up they

the 1999 immigration act safeguarded the windrush generation against the forced removal. 201a, these assurances were removed under theresa may as home secretary. the home office says it's looking at nearly 50 cases relating to windrush migrants asa nearly 50 cases relating to windrush migrants as a result of calls received today, and has admitted it destroyed landing cards back in 2010 belonging to this group. but insisted they were not seen as reliable evidence in immigration cases. with all eyes now on how the home office handles these cases going forward, jamaica's prime minister says he is poised to work with the british government. minister says he is poised to work with the british governmentm minister says he is poised to work with the british government. it is a concerning matter but we take note that the government has given a commitment, and we stand ready as caribbean leaders to ensure that the commitment is kept. mrs night came to the uk as a baby in 1960 along with his parents from antigua and saint kitts —— this man. he spent all of his life living, working

just ask the windrush generation, but because of them, right? applause. new promises to windrush arrivals now. but all these years later, those caught up in this mess, would not be blamed for questioning those vows now. some of those affected by the windrush controversy have been giving their reaction to the home's secretary's announcement. 0ur correspondent adina campbell has been to meet people at a civic centre in the west midlands. the voices of some of birmingham's caribbean community, all british citizens with family and joe baker. they are not satisfied with the way the government has handled this crisis. it is the impact, the way it makes every black person, in this community, it should feel sick about what happened, because our self—esteem if you like has been attacked. should these measures have come sooner? of course. we have had individuals coming here, really upset and distraught. we do not want oui’ upset and distraught. we do not want our people to be seen as statistics, collateral damage. we are monitoring this. and for ralph and mark, thi

amber rudd stressed the windrush generation from the caribbean were here legally, as to illegal immigration re illegal immigration, some officers were working with targets. u nfortu nate i were working with targets. unfortunate i was not aware of them andi unfortunate i was not aware of them and i want to be aware of them, which is why i am now putting in place different measures to ensure that that happens. the revelation that that happens. the revelation that the real targets exist comes to fio that the real targets exist comes to no surprise to me or any of the hundreds of constituents. there is a litany of counts, incompetence is. this home secretary is presiding over a department out of control marked by cruelty and chaos. will she stop shielding and will she do the honourable thing and resigned? we now understand that people have been removed because of targets and she said she didn't know. i say with all conscience, is she really the right person to lead this office of state? does the home secretary agree with her processor at the current prime minister, that she is sick and tired of

but now, some of the children of the windrush generation, have been detained and nearly deported for their right to remain in the uk. children like painter and decorator anthony brian, who came to britain from jamaica when he was eight years old. last year, he was held in a detention centre twice for nearly three weeks. it was a shock, because i've always thought i was legal, i was british, i've been here since i was eight. i didn't give it another thought. i thought they were mixing me up. unfortunately they weren't mixing me up. it was me they were after, and it was me they were locking up. those who arrived before 1973 were legally entitled to remain in the uk. but the home office did not keep records, and changes to immigration rules introduced six years ago, when theresa may was the home secretary, have led to some of this group finding it difficult to prove their legal right to stay. after weeks of intensifying pressure to intervene, today the government apologised. i do not want any of the commonwealth citizens who are here legally to be impacted in the way they have, and fran

without the windrush generation, i would not be who i am today.tion, i would not be who i am todaym brings 500 jamaican. it has affected the families of those who came to help rebuild the country after the second world war, caught out by changes to immigration rules in recent yea rs. changes to immigration rules in recent years. some could not produce the paperwork showing how long they had been here and we were told they could face deportation. following apologies, there is now a public offer of compensation. we get an absolute commitment the uk government will do whatever it ta kes, government will do whatever it takes, including, where appropriate, compensation, to resolve the anxieties that some of the windrush generation have suffered. —— we have an. they helped build return and we are all be stronger for their contributions. it overshadowed the meeting of commonwealth leaders. downing street declined to give further details about how the compensation scheme will work, and said they would be announced shortly by the home office. simonjones, b

the windrush generation have served this country and deserve better than this. labour frontbench are saying that the windrush generation are not legal — they are not illegal, they are here legally. that is why we are providing the support to enable them to get documents for their status. what we are talking about, what the right honourable gentleman the leader of the opposition is talking about, is whether or not we should deal with illegal immigration, and up and down this country the british public will tell him that we should deal with illegal immigration. but a short time later the home secretary appeared in front of the committee that scrutinises her department, and was asked when she knew about the problem. i became aware over the past few months, i would say, that there was a problem of individuals that i was seeing, this was covered as far and i could see from newspapers and mps bringing it forward anecdotally over the past three orfour months, and i became aware that there was a potential issue. i bitterly, deeply regret that i did not see it as more th

his initial reaction when he heard about the windrush scandal but he says to voters look at our record in pudding right. —— sajid javid. i think in generalues are rallying around amber rudd, she looks pretty said at the moment at least. the sole windrush saga has gone on and on for the government, they tried to do with it but it doesn't quite go away. no, it doesn't, there will be a lot of questions tomorrow in the commons for the home secretary, another intervention in the sunday papers and the observer newspaper, the labour mayor of london sadiq khan, writes about a0 calls the inhumane treatment of migrants across the country. i think you will hear more of this in the coming days. peter, thank you. officials in seoul say the north korean leader has pledged to dismantle his country's nuclear test site next month, with foreign experts invited to ensure transparency. kimjong—un is also reported to have told the south korean president during their summit on friday that he would change the country's time zone to match the south. our correspondent laura bicker is following events in seoul. this is all coming from south korea, the presidentia

we will do right by the windrush generation. she's out — amber rudd's cabinet career sunk by six words. we don't have targets for removals. except they do. targets that the prime minister admitted existed on her watch. shouldn't you be taking personal responsibility, not amber rudd? this is your "hostile environment". amber rudd was very clear about the reasons why she has resigned. that was because of information that she give to the house of commons that was not correct. if you look at what we're doing as a government and have been doing over the years as a government, what we're doing is responding to a need that people see for government to deal with illegal immigration. the new home secretary's first day as an mp was only in 2010. it really is like being at school again on the first day. made a minister then promoted to the cabinet by david cameron. but, as business secretary, he faced calls to quit... ..when the indian—owned tata steel company was up for sale. and while in charge of housing, he's been under pressure over t

british pm theresa may has said members of the so—called windrush generation who have been treated unfairlythe home office will be given compensation. her comments came after it emerged that some people who came to the uk from the caribbean before 1971, have had their immigration status wrongly challenged. one of the world's biggest dance music stars, the swedish dj avicii, has died in oman at the age of 28. avicii, whose real name was tim bergling, stopped touring in 2016 because of ill health including acute pancreatitis. now on bbc news, its the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. on this programme: the government suffers its first defeats in the lords on its flagship brexit bill. this amendment and the other amendments are part of a campaign which is putting peers against the people. this amendment isn't about us playing politics. this amendment is not about unscrambling brexit. it is about how we leave the eu. you i'll be asking two peers what that row and those defeats mean for the government's eu withdrawal bill. also on this programme: as the home secret

the so—called windrush generation.ritain as children decades ago but, due to a tightening of immigration laws, now say they're being treated like foreigners in their own home. people like sonia williams, who came here from barbados in the 19705 when she was just 13. i can't drive, i can't work, i can't claim benefits, i can't do anything. when they took away my driving licence in 2016, i started to put it together and i thought, no, this is all connected, and they're saying i'm an illegal immigrant. as commonwealth leaders gather in london for a summit, the prime minister has reversed a decision not to discuss the issue with them. but only after her home secretary was forced to apologise. i do not want any of the commonwealth citizens who are here legally to be impacted in the way they have, and frankly, some of the way they have been treated has been wrong, has been appalling, and i am sorry. to the mother country with good intent. 70 years after the first of the windrush generation arrived, the government has now pro

it is the scandal over the windrush generation thatis scandal over the windrush generation that is comingnment towards immigrants, supposedly illegal immigrants, supposedly illegal immigrants, but all immigrants which was a policy when theresa may was home secretary in public she has not really ta ke n home secretary in public she has not really taken responsibility for with people being denied treatment and facing deportations when they actually had a legal right to be here. that wasn't anything to do with amber rudd at all. it led to wait wider conversation about how the home office deals with migrants, particularly illegal ones. the pressure amber rudd has been under. the conservative party conference a year and the conservative party conference a yearand a the conservative party conference a year and a half ago when she came out with some policy about making businesses publish how many of their staff were non—uk nationals. amber ruddis staff were non—uk nationals. amber rudd is very liberal on immigration. this is clearly something coming from the top, from theresa may, and amber rudd

there's an understandable lack of trust by the windrush generation. so can the prime minister today be clear and confirm that those british citizens who have worked, paid taxes here for decades, wrongly denied pensions and benefits, will be fully compensated? >> can i first of all say is the right honorable gentleman, it is absolutely right, across this house, we should all be absolutely clear in our determination to ensure that we stand power to racism in every form. let me -- but let me set out the house the action that has been taken because my friend did make clear the offering the other day in her statement before the house, that those who came here before the 1st of january '73, from commonwealth countries, as a whole, will be offered citizenship status without paying a fee, without taking the knowledge of life and language in the uk test. and the children of that generation, the windrush generation who are in the uk will in most cases be british citizens already, but they will also be -- where that's not the case, they'll be able to naturalize

ifi relating to the windrush generation.tish studies and why ami this is my british studies and why am i being refused at?” this is my british studies and why am i being refused at? i have to live with my family. here they said the windrush controversy has focused attention on some of the wider problems that have been experienced. prince harry and meghan markle have been meeting delegates at the commonwealth youth forum, in central london. they were introduced to young leaders debating the challenges facing their generation. a number of events are taking place in london and windsor this week as part of the commonwealth heads of government meeting. ministers have warned that the nhs was not prepared for last year's crippling cyber attack and has shown an alarming failure to tackle internet security despite growing concerns about threats to the uk. a government report into the wannacry hack which left 20,000 cancelled appointments and operations criticised the health service's response and called for better safeguards. our hea

could that finally be some good news for hundreds of the windrush generation?struggling to prove their right to remain after immigration rules were tightened. despite being here legally, some have been threatened with deportation, denied access to nhs treatment and lost their jobs. but now it has emerged as the national archives in london holds passenger lists of thousands of people who came to the uk decades ago. we arrived in england... samantha‘s dad has been here since 1959 but after returning to jamaica he says he has been refused entry back into the uk. he says, i don‘t have a criminal record so why can‘t i come back? i‘m constantly reassuring him it is nothing he has done. the prime minister has apologised to commonwealth leaders and the emergence of the records will help people caught up in the row but they will still need further evidence to prove their long—term residency. london is the place for me! the government has promised compensation for those of the windrush generation who have been treated unfairly but for those who have been here for decades

theresa may apologises unreservedly in the commons for the way some of the windrush generation have been treated — insisting they're british and ‘are part of us‘ labour called the controversy a shameful episode which could be laid at the prime minister's door. isn't the truth, mr speaker, that under her the home office became heartless and hopeless, and doesn't she now run a government that is both callous and incompetent? but mrs may said the decision to destroy landing cards, which showed when people first arrived in the uk, was taken under the last labour government. we'll have the latest on the controversy from westminster. also this lunchtime. a plane passenger dies, after being almost sucked out of a window — following a mid—air engine explosion. the rate of inflation slowed last month — cheaper clothing puts it at the lowest rate for a year. the former first lady barbara bush — wife, and then mother, of two us presidents — dies, at the age of 92. the uk's biggest coffee chain promises to recycle as many disposable cups as it sells — by 2020. with a month to go to their wedding, pr

mps questioned theresa may on the fall out of the developing scandal about people from the windrush generationistant political editor, norman smith is at westminster. thanks very much indeed. theresa may entered the chamber under some pressure, given the pressure from the windrush saga and the government have let to put it to bed. there was another very frank apology by theresa may right at the very start of prime minister questions. a new dedicated team is being setup to help people evidence that they are have a right to be here and help them access services. ironically the pressure on theresa may was inadvertently eased by the labor leader, who sought to challenge theresa may over the decision to destroy those landing cards given to windrush families when they were arriving here. have a listen and see what happened. yesterday we learned about in 2010 the home office destroyed landing cards for a generation of commonwealth citizens and so have told people we cannot find you in our system. did the prime minister, the then home secretary, sign off that decision? lo, the decision to destroy the

these are the landing card of the people who came in in the windrush generation who would have been filmed they were destroyed, in 2010. once theresa may was in the home office, because the coalition took over in 2010, but the keyissue, coalition took over in 2010, but the key issue, really, certainly from labour's perspective is the direction of travel in terms of how the home office then began to deal with immigrants. because the home office under the coalition, decided to be much stricter on immigration, and it became the case that if you we re and it became the case that if you were somebody who was living in the uk, you had to prove that you were legally here. of course, in these people did not have that prove, and said they would then denied rights to health care, for example, they lost theirjobs, somewhat deported. that is why we have got to this point now, where the home secretary and the prime minister have been apologising over the past week. some very embarrassing scenes at them as we have had the commonwealth heads of government in the country, and instead, she has had to apolo