W1 Fitzrovia, Soho, Chinatown, Hyde Park, Marylebone, Mayfair, Piccadilly, Soho, West End
Law changed to keep Asian people out of the country (1968) |
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The Commonwealth Immigration Act of 1968 was rushed through parliament in just 3 days. The resident Asian community in Kenya had been given British passports which entitled them to live and work in Britain. When new premier Jomo Kenyatta forced them to choose between Kenya and Britain many Asians chose Britain and began to arrive. |
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The government stated that too many people were entering Britain and changed the law to invalidate their passports and deny them entry. |
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However a clause, known as the grandfather clause, was inserted that allowed white Kenyans continued access to Britain. |
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