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Kuba Shand-Baptiste

Kuba Shand-Baptiste is the former deputy editor of The Independent’s Voices desk. As well as commissioning articles on news, politics, pop culture and social justice, she wrote a weekly opinion column

<p>Thousands of people have faced the traumatic upheaval of being deported to Jamaica from the UK in the past 20 years</p>

The Longer Read

What life is like after being deported from the UK

<p>Priti Patel seems to be getting away with breaking the ministerial code</p>

Editor’s letters

How the government’s bid to protect itself roused the British public

<p>UK artist and songwriter Stefflon Don is one of the celebrities featured in the new series of ‘MTV Cribs’</p>

MTV Cribs is back – but do we have the stomach for it anymore?

Boris Johnson leads a coronavirus press conference at 10 Downing Street

Editor’s letters

Why your views on the government are carrying so much more weight