Government settles bullying claim against Priti Patel with ‘substantial’ payout for former senior Home Office civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam Rutnam accused her of ‘vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign’ against him He said he was pleased his claim for constructive dismissal had been settled Government ‘regretted’ the circumstances surrounding Sir Philip’s resignation The decision to … Read more
Priti Patel insists police have not been ‘hindered’ after 200,000 crime records were accidentally deleted from national database Home Secretary Priti Patel said police not ‘hindered’ by loss of crime reports She told Commons Home Affairs Committee 209,550 reports had been wiped Ms Patel also confirmed that no records of any convictions had been lost Internal … Read more
Priti Patel warns it is still ‘far too early’ for people to book a summer holiday abroad as she says the nation must wait for the vaccination drive to make more progress despite Boris Johnson targeting ‘return to normal’ on June 21 Home Secretary said ‘far too early’ for people to book summer holidays abroad … Read more
High Court must overturn Boris Johnson’s decision to stand by Priti Patel despite evidence of staff ‘bullying’, senior civil servants’ union says Investigation found Priti Patel had not always treated civil servants with ‘respect’ Sir Alex Allan concluded Ms Patel’s behaviour did meet the definition of bullying Boris Johnson contradicted his advice by judging Ms … Read more
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
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 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
Home Secretary Priti Patel says police SHOULD be a priority for vaccine and she is ‘working to absolutely try’ to bump them up the queue after Met Chief Dame Cressida Dick’s intervention Priti Patel today said she believes police officers should be prioritised for jabs She said she is ‘working to absolutely try’ to bump … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel says police SHOULD be a priority for vaccine and she is ‘working to absolutely try’ to bump them up the queue after Met Chief Dame Cressida Dick’s intervention Priti Patel today said she believes police officers should be prioritised for jabs She said she is ‘working to absolutely try’ to bump … 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