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| A memorial to the Windrush generation will be created at Waterloo station in London, Theresa May has announced. | A memorial to the Windrush generation will be created at Waterloo station in London, Theresa May has announced. |
| Up to £1m in funding has been earmarked by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for a “lasting, fitting tribute”. | Up to £1m in funding has been earmarked by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government for a “lasting, fitting tribute”. |
| The prime minister said the permanent monument would be seen by “millions of people from all around the world” every year. | The prime minister said the permanent monument would be seen by “millions of people from all around the world” every year. |
| The memorial was announced on Saturday, as events were due to take place for the first Windrush Day to mark 71 years since the arrival of the first “pioneers”. | The memorial was announced on Saturday, as events were due to take place for the first Windrush Day to mark 71 years since the arrival of the first “pioneers”. |
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| “The Windrush generation helped lay the foundations for the country we know today, which is richer and stronger as a result of their hard work and dedication to the UK,” May said. | “The Windrush generation helped lay the foundations for the country we know today, which is richer and stronger as a result of their hard work and dedication to the UK,” May said. |
| “This monument will be a lasting legacy to the tremendous contribution the Windrush generation and their children have made to our great country.” | “This monument will be a lasting legacy to the tremendous contribution the Windrush generation and their children have made to our great country.” |
| About 500 migrants from the Caribbean arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex on 22 June 1948 aboard the MV Empire Windrush, at the invitation of the British government, to help rebuild the UK in the aftermath of the second world war. | About 500 migrants from the Caribbean arrived at Tilbury Docks in Essex on 22 June 1948 aboard the MV Empire Windrush, at the invitation of the British government, to help rebuild the UK in the aftermath of the second world war. |
| Ministers and the Home Office came under fire after it was revealed members of the Windrush generation and their children had been wrongly detained and deported – and others denied access to healthcare, work, housing benefits and pensions. | |
| Amber Rudd was forced to step down as home secretary after a series of revelations in the Guardian over the Windrush scandal culminated in a leak that appeared to show she was aware of targets for removing illegal migrants from Britain. | |
| Following the scandal, May established the Windrush Commemoration Committee to consider how best to create a permanent, fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants. | Following the scandal, May established the Windrush Commemoration Committee to consider how best to create a permanent, fitting tribute to the Windrush generation and their descendants. |
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| The committee’s chairwoman, Lady Floella Benjamin, said: “Having a Windrush monument located at Waterloo station where thousands of Windrush pioneers – including children like myself – first arrived in London, will be a symbolic link to our past as we celebrate our future. | |
| “The committee is determined to build a monument of great beauty and emotional impact which will lift the hearts of those who visit when it’s unveiled. I hope it will inspire pride and a sense of belonging to all those associated with the Windrush story.” | “The committee is determined to build a monument of great beauty and emotional impact which will lift the hearts of those who visit when it’s unveiled. I hope it will inspire pride and a sense of belonging to all those associated with the Windrush story.” |
| The committee will work with designers over the coming months on a scheme for the memorial. | The committee will work with designers over the coming months on a scheme for the memorial. |
| The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, said: “Waterloo station has been the gateway for generations of people coming to Britain. It stands at the heart of the Windrush story and will provide a central location to allow us all to reflect on our shared history and heritage. | The communities secretary, James Brokenshire, said: “Waterloo station has been the gateway for generations of people coming to Britain. It stands at the heart of the Windrush story and will provide a central location to allow us all to reflect on our shared history and heritage. |
| “As communities across the country celebrate national Windrush Day, people in years to come will have a permanent reminder of the outstanding contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.” | “As communities across the country celebrate national Windrush Day, people in years to come will have a permanent reminder of the outstanding contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants.” |
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