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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nadine White

UNBELIEVABLE: Windrush monument met with mixed reaction amid ongoing calls for compensation | History Defined

Basil Watson

“Bittersweet” is how a national monument paying tribute to the “courage and resilience” of the Windrush generation has been described by campaigners on the eve of its unveiling at Waterloo Station – and some have chosen to boycott the event altogether, The Independent can reveal.

The statue – of a man, woman and child in their Sunday best standing on top of suitcases – will be revealed at one of London’s biggest train stations on Wednesday to mark Windrush Day.

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