More excellent reporting from @maybulman.

Read this as a matter of urgency. It cleanly and concisely exposes what campaigners have been clamouring to draw attention to all along. [1/5] https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/jamaica-deportation-charter-flight-trafficking-home-office-b1764761.html

When cornered, @ukhomeoffice hides behind vague, sweeping statements. Remember @CPhilpOfficial’s breathless recitation of all the biggest crimes he could think of, yesterday afternoon? (Echoed in the klutzy prose of @pritipatel’s pointless letter) [2/5]

As expected, while there may have been some individuals who between them committed some or all of those crimes: [3/5]

And when we refuse to believe @ukhomeoffice and demand to see proof and workings, it’s because of things like this: [4/5]

If you read the things we and other activists say and think “hmm, that sounds a touch conspiracist”, understand that we see them b/c we have lived this. This department lies, cheats and crushes people, esp minorities, because it can.

It needs constant, focussed scrutiny. [5/5]