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
Border staff are to be given power to use ‘reasonable force’ to fingerprint migrants in France in bid deal with crisis of Channel crossings Home Secretary Priti Patel announced that the law will be changed in the spring Will allow officials to fingerprint clandestine migrants at French ports Channel crisis saw 8,500 migrants arrive in … Read more
Priti Patel faced fury today after she refused to face MPs over a computer debacle that saw hundreds of thousands of vital records wiped from a police database. The Home Secretary sent her deputy, the Policing Minister Kit Malthouse, to the Commons after a significant number of fingerprint, DNA and arrest history records were lost due … Read more
Priti Patel sparked confusion today as she told the public to exercise alone – in direct contrast to the lockdown rules. The Home Secretary used an appearance on ITV’s This Morning to tell viewers they should be ‘exercising on your own and not socialising’ The guidance makes clear that in England someone is allowed to … Read more
Susanna Reid has slammed Home Secretary Priti Patel following her Tuesday night Downing Street briefing. Patel held a press conference to address the widespread confusion that the public have over outdoor exercise, during the Covid-19 lockdown. Patel insisted the rules were ‘simple and clear’ – but Susanna begged to differ. ‘She’s good at using a lot … Read more
Enter The Enforcer. Priti Patel slowly click-clacked into yesterday’s Downing Street press conference, lower jaw out, forearms bared, camera lens fixed with her best ‘let’s be ‘avin’ ya’ glare. She had come to lay down the law. Too many people were flouting lockdown rules. Or, as she put it, ‘breachin’ regulations’. So once again the … Read more
A Priti rare appearance: Home Secretary to become the first female Cabinet minister to host a Downing Street press conference in almost EIGHT MONTHS as she leads daily briefing for just the fourth time at 5pm tonight Home Secretary Priti Patel will host Downing Street press conference at 5pm Will be first time in eight … Read more
Priti Patel is planning to launch a ‘power grab’ against woke police chiefs and ‘failing’ police and crime commissioners, The Mail on Sunday can reveal. The Home Secretary will this month present the recommendations of her review into the powers of PCCs, which will include looking at the police’s ‘operational independence’. It is understood the … Read more
Ministers are meeting today to thrash out details of the new Covid testing rules for UK borders amid fears people will find it impossible to get screened in some countries, Boris Johnson confirmed earlier this week that a requirement for arrivals to have tested negative will be introduced, amid alarm at the spread of new … Read more
Priti Patel today refused to rule out a blanket ban on non-essential travel into and out of the UK as ministers scramble to tighten up border controls. Asked about the idea, the Home Secretary said the government was ‘reviewing measures at the border’ and further announcements would be made in the coming days. Boris Johnson … Read more