The UK’s Home Secretary, Amber Rudd has resigned as home secretary over the unjust treatment of Windrush generation migrants.

This was after she was exposed by the UK Guardian paper through details which show that she misled parliament on her office’s deportation moves.

The development caused shockwaves at the weekend as Rudd wrote to Prime Minister Theresa May in what saw May accept her resignation albeit reiterating the error of conduct.

The Guardian report had pointers suggesting that she was aware of targets for removing illegal migrants from Britain.

Rudd’s resignation at the weekend came amid rising emotion as she faced a bruising appearance in the House of Commons on Monday.

In her resignation letter to the prime minister, Rudd said she had “become aware of information provided to my office which makes mention of targets. I should have been aware of this, and I take full responsibility that I was not.”

The prime minister replied that she believed Rudd had given her evidence “in good faith”; but that she could “understand why, now you have had chance to review the advice that you have received on this issue, you have made the decision you have made, and taken responsibility for inadvertently misleading the home affairs select committee”.

May added that Rudd had led her department with “great integrity, compassion and selflessness – notwithstanding the personal and political challenges you have faced during this period”. – Guardian/Agencies