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The Windrush scandal highlights the ingrained racism of the British Establishment
The government does not care about tackling racism – that’s why only the labour movement can lead an effective fightback, says DIANE ABBOTT MP
LEADING FROM THE FRONT: Jeremy Corbyn among anti-racism protesters on Whitehall on March 18

THE Tory government has chosen to mark this Windrush Day with a series of announcements which simply underline how racist they are and how much they will rely on promoting racism in the upcoming general election. 

What that means for the labour movement is how much we must still fight on all the issues of racism, and how we must place anti-racism at the heart of all our efforts to change society for the better.

In quick succession the Home Office announced the disbandment of its own unit trying to implement “lessons learnt” from the scandal, a sharp increase in the use of stop and search and that it is examining a policy of “Britons first” in relation to the allocation of council housing.

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