Priti Patel hailed ‘hero’ emergency services who tackled the Reading attacker today after she visited the scene. The Home Secretary said those who stepped in to try to stop the bloodshed and treat the injured were ‘the very best of us’. She also vowed ‘swift justice’ and insisted it was important to ‘learn the lessons’ of … Read more
Priti Patel signalled the Government plans to introduce a terror clampdown today as she visited the site of the Reading rampage that left three dead. The Home Secretary said it was it was important to ‘learn the lessons’ of the bloody attack in the commuter town on Saturday evening as she met police officers in Forbury Gardens. … Read more
Priti Patel lashed out at far right hooligans who attacked police in central London, accusing them today of ‘utterly indefensible hooliganism’ that left 38 officers injured. The Home Secretary told the Commons she gave police her ‘full backing’ to tackle yobs responsible for violence scenes in Westminster on Saturday. She accused ‘so-called protesters’ of acting … Read more
Hundreds of travel bosses slam Priti Patel for ‘presiding over economic disaster’ – and say she should resign if 14-day quarantine policy proves unlawful Hospitality says Priti Patel should resign if the quarantine policy proves unlawful Over 400 industry leaders have written about their issues to the Home Secretary Priti Patel’s 14-day quarantine policy was branded … Read more
A shadow minister criticised fellow Labour MPs today over a ‘facile’ racism row with Priti Patel. David Lammy criticised a group led by Vauxhall MP Florence Eshalomi for accusing the Home Secretary of ‘gaslighting’ them over her own experience of racism. Their accusation in a letter came after Ms Patel clashed in the Commons with … Read more
A police and crime commissioner has defended the police officers who allowed the statue of Edward Colston to be pulled down during a Black Lives Matter protest. Avon and Somerset’s Sue Mountstevens led the rebellion against Home Secretary Priti Patel as she blasted politicians who tried to ‘influence or second guess operational police matters’. Ms … Read more
London‘s mayor was accused of caving in to mob rule last night by covering up Winston Churchill’s statue. Sadiq Khan is shielding key public monuments – including the Cenotaph – ahead of anti-racism protests on Saturday. But Priti Patel called on the mayor to uncover the bronze sculpture immediately. ‘We should free Churchill, a hero of … Read more
Fury as Keir Starmer stays SILENT over ‘vile’ letter from Labour MPs accusing Priti Patel of ‘gaslighting’ BLM protests by talking about her own experiences of racism – while Sadiq Khan jibes that she ‘lacks emotional intelligence’ Keir Starmer staying silent over letter from Labour MPs rebuking Priti Patel Accused Home Secretary of ‘gaslighting’ by … Read more
Priti Patel’s allies have hit out at a BBC comedian’s racially-charged jibe on Twitter about her not liking curry has sparked a wave of racist abuse calling her a ‘coconut’. Guz Khan, who appears on BBC3 show Man Like Mobeen, posted a photo of Ms Patel pulling a face with the message: ‘Shall we have a … Read more
Priti Patel hit back today after Labour MPs accused her of ‘gaslighting’ BLM protesters by talking about her own experiences of racism. The Home Secretary voiced fury after Labour frontbenchers signed a letter criticising the way she spoke about her own background as the daughter of Gujarati refugees from Uganda. Dozens of MPs have put … Read more