Amelia Gentleman Interviewed by Matthew Stadlen

Award-winning Guardian journalist Amelia Gentleman tells the story of her investigation into the Windrush scandal that shocked the nation and led to the resignation of the then Home Secretary Amber Rudd.

Gentleman’s investigation revealed how the government’s ‘hostile environment’ policy had led to thousands of law-abiding people being categorised as illegal immigrants and to many of them being removed from the country and losing their jobs and homes. Gentleman tells the stories of those affected and of politicians who were so disconnected from the world outside they were oblivious to the impact of their decisions.

Gentleman is a reporter on the Guardian. She won multiple awards for her Windrush investigation including the Paul Foot award and the Cudlipp award and is a previous winner of the Orwell Prize.  Here she talks to LBC radio host Matthew Stadlen, a former Telegraph interviewer and BBC presenter.