Windrush migrant says 'we must recognise the contribution of this generation'

Winston arrived in the UK at 18 months. Credit: ITV West Country

A Bristol man whose father was a member of the Windrush Generation says he is glad their contributions are being recognised today.

Windrush Day was established as a celebration to honour the enormous contribution those who made that journey - and others who followed from elsewhere - have made to Britain.

Winston Walker was 18 months old when he arrived in the UK, and was granted leave to remain in the country because of his father.

But when he applied for a provisional drivers license, his documents were rejected. He says 'I found them sending my documents back and then going to see my MP and being told I never existed.'

The Home Office investigated Winton's case and eventually he got his first British passport. He was 54 years old.

The SS Empire Windrush, which brought immigrants from Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago and other islands, to the UK. Credit: PA

Commonwealth citizens from Caribbean countries arrived to the UK between 1948 - 1973 working in sectors that had been affected by Britain's post war labour shortage.

In 2018 though, a change in the law meant members of the Windrush generation who'd been given leave to remain - had to prove they had been living here and many were denied legal rights, detained or los their jobs.

Euten Lindsay wants an apology from the Government. Credit: ITV News

Plymouth chef Euten Lindsay, who was threatened with deportation before being told he could stay in the UK, says the Windrush scandal caused him to close his business and has affected his mental health.

Euten, who was born in Jamaica, is waiting for compensation from the Government and believes he is owed an apology.