Former May Aide’s Attempt to Defend Her Undermined by Email Leak
- Her adviser said anti-immigration plan approved in her absence
- Emails show she demanded tougher message on billboards
- U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May
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An attempt by Theresa May’s one-time closest adviser to defend her record on immigration backfired after emails seen by Bloomberg appeared to contradict his account of a controversial project.
The prime minister has had to apologize after the government admitted it had wrongly told elderly immigrants from former British colonies that they had no right to be in the country, threatening them with deportation, denying them medical treatment and putting some in prison. As Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016, May advocated a policy of creating what she called a “hostile environment” for illegal immigrants.