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Wolverhampton marks life of Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson

Wolverhampton marks life of Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson

Hundreds gather for funeral of high-profile, outspoken victim of government’s hostile environment

Hundreds of people gathered in a Wolverhampton carpark for the funeral of the Windrush campaigner Paulette Wilson, one of the most high-profile and outspoken victims of the government’s hostile environment who died unexpectedly in July, aged 64.

A horsedrawn carriage brought her body to the New Testament Church of God, where Wilson had volunteered for years as a chef cooking food for the local homeless community. The two grey horses pulling the coffin wore red, green, black and yellow headdresses, marking her Jamaican and Rastafarian roots.

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