May promises review of lessons learned from Windrush row
A review of the Windrush generation scandal will have full access to Home Office information, Theresa May has promised ahead of a Labour move to force disclosure of internal documents.
The Prime Minister, who was home secretary before entering Number 10, promised a package of measures to bring transparency on the issue.
Labour hopes to use a parliamentary procedure to force ministers to hand over correspondence including text messages and emails – between ministers, officials and special advisers between May 2010 and 2018.
At Prime Minister’s Questions, Mrs May said Home Secretary Sajid Javid would set out the actions being taken by the Government on the issue.
She said speed is of the essence and Mr Javid will be commissioning a full review of lessons learned...