Anthony Brown and Julia Davidson say they felt humiliated after being refused despite paying £225 for full access

Two Windrush campaigners have said they felt humiliated and baffled after being refused access to the Conservative party conference in Manchester despite having been granted full accreditation at a cost of £225 each.

Anthony Brown, co-founder of the Windrush Defenders group, told the Guardian that when he went to collect his pass he was instead met by one of Boris Johnson’s advisers, who only allowed him to attend chaperoned, to be introduced to people selected by No 10.

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