The end A career unravels

Thurs April 12

Guy Hewitt, the Barbados high commissioner to the UK, raises concern about Britain’s treatment of the Windrush generation.

Sun April 15

Downing Street declines a formal request to discuss the issue at the Commonwealth heads of government meeting in London.

Mon April 16

Amber Rudd announces a specialist team to help Windrush citizens and a new hotline. She also promises nobody will be deported.

Wed April 25

Amber Rudd tells a committee that the Home Office does not use targets to remove people from the UK. It later emerges Philip Hammond alerted the Home Office and Downing Street to Windrush concerns.

Thurs April 26

The Home Secretary apologises to MPS and admits her department did use targets for voluntary removals, but she was not aware of them.

Fri April 27

A leaked memo reveals the Home Secretary was made aware of targets for deportations in June 2017.

Sat April 28

Michael Gove, the Environment Secretary, launches an impassioned defence of Ms Rudd.

Sun April 29

The former immigration minister Brandon Lewis admits Ms Rudd was aware of an “ambition” to increase removals. A leaked letter to the Prime Minister in January 2017 emerges and shows she set out plans to increase migrant removals by 10 per cent. No 10 announces her resignation.