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Immigration minister’s office evacuated after Govt may have deported legal citizens by mistake Immigration minister’s office evacuated after govt may have deported legal citizens by mistake
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A “suspicious substance” has been discovered at the constituency office of immigration minister Caroline Nokes, who has made headlines this week due to the Windrush crisis. An address in the UK town of Romsey has been evacuated. A “suspicious substance” that sparked an evacuation at the constituency office of immigration minister Caroline Nokes has been declared non-hazardous by police. Nokes made headlines this week over the Windrush crisis.
Photos shared on social media show the emergency services lined up outside of the Romsey Conservative Club. Romsey Town Council confirmed that an incident was taking place involving all “blue light services.” Photos shared on social media show the emergency services lined up outside the Romsey Conservative Club. Romsey Town Council confirmed that an incident was taking place involving all “blue-light services.”
Hampshire Police confirmed that an address in Romsey has been evacuated after the discovery of the substance. Hampshire Police confirmed that an address in Romsey had been evacuated after the discovery of the substance, and have since declared the area safe.
“We have been called to Market Place, Romsey, following the discovery of a suspicious substance,” Hampshire Police said. “Officers are currently at the scene with colleagues from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and South Central Ambulance Service to deal with this incident. An address has been evacuated as a precaution.” “Officers attended the scene with colleagues from Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service and South Central Ambulance Service, as is routine with this type of incident,” Hampshire Police said in a statement to the media.
“A cordon was put in place as a precaution while tests were carried out to establish what the substance was. Following those tests, we can confirm that the substance is not hazardous and there is no risk to the public.”
Members of the public took to Twitter to share photos of the incident. Members of the public took to Twitter to share photos of the incident. 
Nokes has been in the news in recent days over the Windrush crisis involving immigrants who relocated from the Caribbean to the UK following World War II, at a time when documentation was less rigid. Some have lost jobs, been denied NHS support, and even have been deported as they cannot prove that they are legitimately in the UK, although they relocated legally at the time. Nokes made headlines on Monday as a result of the Windrush crisis. The scandal saw immigrants or their children, who had relocated from the Caribbean to the UK following World War II, deported by the government despite coming to Britain legally… just at a time when documentation was less rigid.
On Monday, Nokes seemed to suggest that some of those who arrived in the UK decades ago as children may already have been deported in error. Home Secretary Amber Rudd was quizzed in the Commons about the potential deportations, however she told MPs she was not aware of any specific cases. As a result, some lost jobs, been denied NHS support, and have even been deported as they cannot prove that they are legally in the UK.
On Monday, Nokes seemed to suggest that some of those who arrived in the UK decades ago as children may already have been deported in error. Home Secretary Amber Rudd was quizzed in the Commons about the possible deportations, however, she told MPs that she was not aware of any specific cases.
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