Rishi Sunak has praised England cricketer Jonny Bairstow s swift hands after he stepped in to take action against eco-protesters from Just Stop Oil who rushed onto the pitch today.
For the 44 Guyanese on board, the muddy brown water may have been a consoling memory of home. For the much larger cohort of Jamaicans, numbering more than 500 as the Empire Windrush arrived on June 22, 1948, the sight of Tilbury Docks was likely to be a startling realisation that a new life, markedly different to the old, awaited. The vibrant seascape of the Caribbean must have felt a long way away.
For the 44 Guyanese on board, the muddy brown water may have been a consoling memory of home. For the much larger cohort of Jamaicans, numbering more than 500 as the Empire Windrush arrived on June 22, 1948, the sight of Tilbury Docks was likely to be a startling realisation that a new life, markedly different to the old, awaited. The vibrant seascape of the Caribbean must have felt a long way away.
At eight o’clock yesterday morning, there was already a long line of fans along St John’s Wood Road, many clad in stripy blazers, some with picnic baskets at the ready, waiting for the Grace Gates to open. You had to wonder at their enthusiasm.