Priti Sushil Patel is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for the Home Department since 2019 and the Member of Parliament (MP) for Witham since 2010. She served as Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, she is ideologically positioned on the party's right wing and considers herself to be a Thatcherite.
Priti Patel says police now have the power to issue a fixed penalty notice fine of £60 to people who flout the social distancing measures announced by the prime minister. The home secretary said that..
A report into the Windrush scandal says victims were let down by “systemic failings” at the Home Office. In April 2018 it emerged some immigrants were facing deportation from the UK due to..
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson was challenged during PMQs today on claims Home Secretary Priti Patel had bullied her private secretary at the Department for International Development. Mr Johnson..
Boris Johnson has asked the Cabinet Office to "establish the facts" following allegations that Home Secretary Priti Patel has breached the ministerial code.
Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove..
International Trade Secretary Liz Truss says Priti Patel is doing a "fantastic and professional" job as Home Secretary.
Her comments come following calls for Ms Patel to resign after the resignation..
The Prime Minister has confirmed he “absolutely” has full confidence in Home Secretary Priti Patel after her most senior adviser quit and levelled bullying accusations against her.
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he has confidence in his Home Secretary Priti Patel despite claims of bullying following the resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam as Permanent Secretary to the Home..
Former head of the civil service Lord Kerslake comments on the resignation of Sir Philip Rutnam as Permanent Secretary to the Home Office amid accusations of bullying under Priti Patel's leadership...
Sir Philip Rutnam, the top civil servant at the Home Office, has quit and launched a blistering attack on Home Secretary Priti Patel. He said he had been the target of a “vicious and orchestrated..
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has praised the police crackdown on county lines drug gangs in a speech at the Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster. The police operation Project Medusa has seen 11 raids..
Cutting crime is “non-negotiable” and there must be “no weak spots” in efforts to do so, the Home Secretary has told police chiefs. Speaking at a crime conference on Wednesday, Priti Patel said..
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Labour has accused the Government of "dog-whistle politics" following Home Secretary Priti Patel's statement on the new points-based immigration system. Shadow Immigration Minister Bell Ribeiro-Addy..
Home Secretary Priti Patel has made a statement in the House of Commons on the UK's new points-based immigration system. Report by Jonesia. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow..
Home Secretary Priti Patel has found herself at the centre of a Westminster storm over allegations she has bullied colleagues and is mistrusted by spymasters. We take an in profile look at the MP for..
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Sir Malcolm Rifkind says allegations that MI5 were withholding intelligence from Home Secretary Priti Patel are "complete rubbish." The former chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee said:..
Security Minister James Brokenshire says he does not "recognise the allegations and assertions that are being made" in relation to claims of bullying and mistrust against Home Secretary Priti Patel...
The UK has set out plans to prioritize access for high-skilled workers from around the world in its post-Brexit points-based immigration system, while putting an end to a reliance on "cheap labour from..
Priti Patel has announced a new points-based immigration system which will allow post-Brexit Britain to focus on the 'brightest and the best'. The Home Secretary announced new criteria for people..
Home Secretary Priti Patel has visited a carbon capture and storage research facility at Imperial College in London on Tuesday, as the government launches a new post-Brexit immigration system. Report..
Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended Boris Johnson after rapper Dave called him out as a 'racist Prime Minister' during the Brit Awards last night. Ms Patel said the comments were 'wholly..
Home Secretary Priti Patel outlines plans for a new points-based system after freedom of movement ends. The changes are designed to cut the number of low-skilled migrants entering Britain from the..
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Sajid Javid, Dominic Raab, Priti Patel and Michael Gove have arrived at 10 Downing Street as the prime minister’s cabinet reshuffle takes place. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at..
Home Secretary, Priti Patel MP, says that her “thoughts are with the victims” of a terrorist-related incident in Streatham, south London, in which two people were left injured. Patel also
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Britain's interior minister Priti Patel said she regretted the resignation of senior official Philip Rutnam and called on her department to pull together, an internal email seen by Reuters showed on.. Reuters - Published
Labour's Diane Abbott has called on Priti Patel to step down as home secretary while the Cabinet Office conducts an inquiry into bullying allegations levelled against her. Independent - Published
Woman was shouted at and dismissed from private office role because Ms Patel 'doesn't like your face', according to legal correspondence Independent - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked officials to "establish the facts" by launching an inquiry into allegations of bullying against interior minister Priti Patel, senior minister Michael.. Reuters - Published
Priti Patel is being investigated by the Cabinet Secretary over allegations of bullying, following the shock resignation of her top civil servant. Independent - Published
Britain's top official in the ministry responsible for policing resigned on Saturday after clashes with Home Office minister Priti Patel, in the latest test of Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plans for.. Reuters - Published
The Home Office's top civil servant is to take home secretary Priti Patel to court, accusing her of a 'vicious' briefing campaign against him Independent - Published
The most senior civil servant at the Home Office Sir Philip Rutnam has quit the department amid a row over alleged bullying claims levelled at Priti Patel. Independent - Published
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has full confidence in his interior minister, Priti Patel, and she has a "strong" working relationship with the main domestic intelligence agency MI5, a spokesman.. Reuters - Published
Home Office accused of refusing to listen to a £111bn-a-year business - just weeks after a minister admitted it must retain free movement Independent - Published
Home secretary Priti Patel has conceded in an interview on LBC radio that her parents may not have been admitted to the UK under the immigration rules she is proposing. Independent - Published
Home secretary says new policy puts control of immigration in hands of British government for first time in decades – but Labour brands it 'meaningless' Independent - Published
Home secretary encourages UK businesses to 'invest more in the British public' ahead of publication of Migration Advisory Committee's report into proposals for Australian points system Independent - Published
Home secretary Priti Patel has filed a formal request with the US government for the extradition of the American diplomat's wife involved in a car crash which killed a British teenager. Independent - Published
Britain lowered its national terrorism threat level to "substantial" from "severe" on Monday, the country's interior minister Priti Patel said. Reuters - Published
Britain's interior minister Priti Patel said she was "shocked and saddened" by the news on Wednesday that the bodies of 39 people had been found in a shipping container on an industrial estate east of.. Reuters - Published
British interior minister Priti Patel will say on Tuesday the government will end free movement and introduce an Australian-style points-based immigration system once the country leaves the European.. Reuters - Published
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