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Tory minister Michael Gove
GYPSY and Traveller campaigners expressed their horror today after Surrey Tory councillors organised an online campaign, urging people to complain – and got them evicted.
Surrey MP and Tory minister Michael Gove stood accused of egging on a racist witch hunt after he sent a message thanking councillors for their successful efforts to build complaints about a Roma camp to put pressure on police to evict them.
The Roma camp was evicted on April 27, less than a week after it was set up on a recreation ground at Lightwater in Surrey, in line with government guidance during the coronavirus pandemic.
The Met Police's refusal to act against British nationals accused of war crimes in Gaza is a green light for Israel's genocide, writes CLAUDIA WEBBE
TONY BURKE talks to Garth Cartwright author of Princes Amongst Men — Journeys With Romani Gypsy Musicians
On May 16 1944, Romani families in Auschwitz-Birkenau armed themselves with stones, tools, and sheer collective will, forcing the SS to retreat – leaving a legacy of defiance that speaks directly to the fascisms of today, says VICTORIA HOLMES