The Bolton-born presenter grew up the son of Windrush generation parents from Jamaica
Clive Myrie has spoken of how the Windrush scandal left him 'angry and ashamed' of the UK because of the impact on his family.
The BBC Mastermind presenter said Lionel was still awaiting both compensation and a British passport.Another half-brother, Peter, was unable to travel to Jamaica with his daughter to show her the Caribbean country and died before he could go following a prostate cancer diagnosis, according to Myrie. “I’m still hoping society understands what happened and tries to rectify it. You know, these people need restitution and that hasn’t happened yet – even though we all agree that something needs to be done.”
In 2017, it began to emerge that hundreds of Commonwealth citizens, many of whom were from the Windrush generation, had been wrongly detained, deported and denied legal rights. In July, a Home Office spokesperson said “our determination to right the wrongs of the Windrush scandal remains as strong as ever” and the Government department added it is committed to “robust and proportionate policies”.
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