Home Secretary Priti Patel says she would refuse to take a knee in support of Black Lives Matter as she says attacks on statues were ‘dreadful’ and tells protesters ‘there are other ways to have those discussions’ The Home Secretary attacked the demonstrations that swept the globe in 2020 UK demos saw statues of historical … Read more
Towie star James Lock has claimed Priti Patel ‘incited hate’ by slamming influencers who had fled to sunnier climes while Britain was locked down. The Only Way is Essex star said he had received death threats from members of the public and faced calls for his arrest since Priti Patel’s comments last month. Weeks ago, … Read more
Anti-terror chief Neil Basu clashes with Priti Patel as he calls for positive discrimination to make police more diverse UK head of counter-terrorism policing Neil Basu calls for positive discrimination He asked Home Office to legalise move to ensure ethnic minority police recruits Mr Basu raised issue at National Policing Board meeting chaired by Priti Patel By … Read more
Priti Patel lowers UK terror threat level from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial’ – meaning attack is ‘likely’ rather than ‘highly likely’ – after ‘significant reduction’ in momentum of attacks in Europe Priti Patel tells MPs attack on the UK is still ‘likely’ and public should stay vigilant The threat level was raised back in November after … Read more
Models, social media ‘personalities’ and reality TV stars are still defiantly sunning it up in Dubai despite Priti Patel slamming influencers for ‘showing off’ their sunsoaked holidays. The Only Way is Essex Star Yazmin Oukhellou shared a picture of herself lounging on an over-sized outdoor bed in the Emirate today, captioning the post with three water … Read more
Priti Patel has tonight slammed the behaviour of migrants held at a former army barracks-turned asylum seeker accommodation site, amid reports that a 100-strong group started a riot, torched buildings and threatened staff. The Home Secretary strongly condemned the unrest at Napier Barracks in Folkestone, Kent, which reportedly broke out after migrants were told they … Read more
Priti Patel has defended the decision to leave London for a photo opportunity with police patrols in Essex despite the global pandemic. The Home Secretary said it was her ‘statutory duty’ despite banning holidays and telling the country to stay at home to ‘protect the NHS’ and ‘save lives’. Ms Patel said it was wrong to … Read more
Priti Patel claims she ‘wanted to close UK borders in MARCH’ at start of Covid-19 pandemic in leaked recording of Zoom meeting with Conservative Party supporters Priti Patel said in leaked recording the UK should have closed borders earlier She said she was ‘advocate of closing them last March’ when pandemic started Remarks will put … Read more
Priti Patel today blamed AstraZeneca and Pfizer for an alarming slowdown in the UK’s vaccine rollout – amid warnings the target of giving jabs to the 14million most vulnerable people by mid-February is now ‘very tight’. The Home Secretary pointed the finger at the firms after the daily rate fell for a third consecutive day, … Read more
Backlash fears as Priti Patel boosts police stop and search powers in a bid to tackle spiralling knife crime Priti Patel preparing to risk uproar by giving police new stop and search powers Police will get automatic right to search previously convicted of knife offences Mrs May said stop and search was ‘unfair, especially to … Read more