Priti Patel
British politician (born 1972)
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Dame Priti Sushil Patel is a British politician who has served as Shadow Foreign Secretary since November 2024, having previously served as home secretary from 2019 to 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, she was Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. Patel has been the member of parliament (MP) for Witham since 2010. She is ideologically on the right wing of the Conservative Party; she considers herself to be a Thatcherite and has attracted attention for her socially conservative stances.
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Priti Patel makes comeback in Badenoch's shadow cabinetPriti Patel has made a comeback as Kemi Badenoch has appointed her shadow foreign secretary, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | |
Priti Patel kicked out of Tory leadership race after first vote Tory leadership candidate Dame Priti Patel has been kicked out of the race after the first vote by party MPs.Sky News - Published | |
Govt defends timing of partial ban on arms to Israel - as Priti Patel condemns 'shocking betrayal' The defence secretary has defended the timing of suspending some arms export licences to Israel following criticism from politicians, the Jewish community and Israel.Sky News - Published | |
'Time to put unity before personal vendetta': Priti Patel enters Tory leadership race Former home secretary Dame Priti Patel has said it is "time to put unity before personal vendetta" as she threw her hat into the ring for the Tory party leadership.Sky News - Published | |
Priti Patel to run for Tory leadershipFormer home secretary Priti Patel is going to run to replace Rishi Sunak as leader of the Conservative Party, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published | |
COVID laws were confusing and £10,000 fines were disproportionate, says ex-home secretaryHighly-confusing and complex coronavirus laws were difficult to understand for the police and the public, Dame Priti Patel has told the COVID inquiry.Sky News - Published | |
Priti Patel to accuse Rishi Sunak of presiding over 'managed decline' of Conservative Party Priti Patel will accuse Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of presiding over the "managed decline" of the Conservative Party in a speech today.Sky News - Published | |
Spitting Image stages revival - and one politician who makes the cut is 'the surprise hit of the show' Jacob Reese-Mogg reimagined as a praying mantis, Priti Patel transformed into a bat and four Vladimir Putins - not many live shows can boast such a cast.Sky News - Published | |
Senior Tories back bid to ignore European court and start Rwanda migrant flights immediately Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are among the senior Tory MPs backing a bid to ignore the European Court of Human Rights and start deportation flights to Rwanda immediately.Sky News - Published | |
Priti Patel resigns as home secretaryPriti Patel has resigned as home secretary.Sky News - Published | |
'My record speaks volumes': Priti Patel hints she wants to stay on as home secretary It was a 3am rise for a dawn police raid in Surrey. But the home secretary - a regular at these kind of events - wanted to project a steady hand at the Home Office, getting on with business as usual..Sky News - Published | |
Priti Patel insists Rwanda 'safe' for deportations despite warnings of killings and torture Priti Patel has insisted that Rwanda is a "safe" country, despite warnings from Foreign Office officials of torture and killings.Sky News - Published | |
Raab and Patel anger MPs by ditching committee appearances Dominic Raab and Priti Patel have angered MPs by cancelling their select committee appearances just ahead of parliament's summer break.Sky News - Published | Priti Patel rules herself out of Conservative leadership raceHome Secretary Priti Patel has ruled herself out of the Conservative leadership race.Sky News - Published |
Eleven Conservatives now bidding to be next prime minister as MPs set to decide rules for leadership contestForeign Secretary Liz Truss has officially joined the race for the Tory leadership, with Home Secretary Priti Patel potentially set to announce her candidacy.Sky News - Published | Grounding of the first deportation flight to Rwanda was 'absolutely scandalous,' Patel says The grounding of the first flight of asylum seekers from the UK to Rwanda was an "absolutely scandalous" move, Priti Patel has said.Sky News - Published |
Rwanda policy has not been ruled unlawful, says Priti Patel after court halts flightPriti Patel has said the government's Rwanda migrant policy has not been ruled unlawful after a last-minute intervention by a European court blocked the first deportation flight.Sky News - Published | Borders watchdog 'frustrated' he has not met Priti Patel in more than a year The chief inspector of borders and immigration has said he is "disappointed" and "frustrated" not to have met Home Secretary Priti Patel once since he started the job more than a year ago.Sky News - Published |
UK's new 'High Potential Individual' student visa route to benefit IndiansGraduates from the world's top 50 non-UK universities, including Indian students, can now come and work in Britain through a new High Potential Individual (HPI) visa route launched in London on..IndiaTimes - Published | Patel to urge MPs to stop using 'mob rule' and support new policing powers Home Secretary Priti Patel will tell MPs "we do not make policy through mob rule" as she urges them to support a new Public Order Bill.Sky News - Published |
New laws will crack down on spying and interference by foreign states 'seeking to undermine' UK New legislation aimed at cracking down on foreign spying and interference are being introduced by Home Secretary Priti Patel today.Sky News - Published | Rwanda migrant plan 'will take time' says home secretary Priti Patel has said her plan to send migrants to Rwanda sends a "clear signal" that those who arrive illegally have no right to remain - but admitted it will "take time" to implement.Sky News - Published |
Patel threatened with legal action over Homes for Ukraine visa scheme delays Home Secretary Priti Patel could face legal action over delays in awarding visas to fleeing Ukrainian refugees.Sky News - Published | Come up with a better plan than Rwanda scheme, Patel challenges critics Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended the government's plan to send migrants to Rwanda, telling critics to come up with a better idea.Sky News - Published |
Priti Patel was warned it is 'highly uncertain' sending migrants to Rwanda will act as a deterrent Priti Patel's top official told her it was "highly uncertain" that sending migrants to Rwanda would reduce attempts to cross the English Channel - the day before the policy was announced.Sky News - Published | Priti Patel pushes through Rwanda asylum plan despite concern from civil servants The Home Secretary has issued a "ministerial direction" in relation to the Rwanda asylum plan, overruling concerns from her own civil servants, Sky News understands.Sky News - Published |
High Court rules against Priti Patel over data being extracted from migrants' mobile phones The High Court has found that the Home Office acted unlawfully in a programme known as Project Sunshine in which data was extracted from mobile phones seized off migrants who arrived on small boats.Sky News - Published | Fleeing Ukrainian refugees with passports can apply for digital visas to come to the UKFleeing refugees who hold a passport will be able to complete a visa application to the UK's Ukraine Family Scheme digitally, Priti Patel has confirmed.Sky News - Published |
Patel to meet Ukrainians trying to reach UK amid calls to extend visas to all fleeing war zone Priti Patel will meet Ukrainians trying to flee to the UK as she faced calls to extend visas to all fleeing the war zone.Sky News - Published | Met Police deputy urges Patel to review events around commissioner's resignation Home Secretary Priti Patel has received a demand to review the events around the resignation of Metropolitan Police commissioner Dame Cressida Dick.Sky News - Published |
'Rude and unprofessional': Priti Patel and Sadiq Khan clash over Met Police chief's departure The Home Secretary and Mayor of London have clashed over the sudden departure of Dame Cressida Dick as Metropolitan Police Commissioner last night.Sky News - Published | Dame Cressida Dick's replacement faces 'stark challenges' at Met Police, Priti Patel warns Priti Patel has warned the next Metropolitan Police commissioner that they must tackle the "institutional issues" within the force as she expressed her "commitment" to selecting the "right leader" to..Sky News - Published |
UK's national terrorism threat reduced from severe to substantialThe UK's national terrorism threat level has been reduced from severe to substantial, Priti Patel has said.Sky News - Published | SGPC seeks apology from UK home secretary Priti Patel over her 'Sikh extremism' remarksIndiaTimes - Published |
'Failure of leadership' in Met led to 'appalling behaviours' by officers, Priti Patel saysA "failure of leadership" resulted in sexist, racist and homophobic messages exchanged by a group of police officers, the home secretary has said.Sky News - Published | Priti Patel orders review of laws surrounding crossbow ownership Priti Patel has ordered a review of the laws surrounding crossbow ownership.Sky News - Published |
Union loses court challenge over PM's decision to back Patel over bullying claims The FDA union has lost a High Court challenge over Boris Johnson's decision to back Priti Patel following accusations that she bullied staff.Sky News - Published | 'Dreadful shock but not a surprise': Priti Patel says 'no quick fix' to stopping migrant crossings The home secretary has said it was a "dreadful shock which was not a surprise" after 27 people died as they tried to cross the Channel last night.Sky News - Published |
Priti Patel's fast-track visa scheme for scientists has attracted zero applicants A fast-track visa scheme launched by the home secretary Priti Patel in May to entice Nobel laureates and similarly prestigious prize-winners to the UK has resulted in no applications in six months, it..Sky News - Published | 'Her incompetence on this issue is dangerous': Home sec's handling of migrant crisis attacked by LabourLabour has accused Priti Patel of "comprehensively failing" on the issue of migrant crossings in the Channel after a record number of people arrived on British shores in small boats last week.Sky News - Published |
UK plans to declare whole of Hamas a terrorist organisation The UK government plans to declare the entirety of Hamas as a terrorist organisation, in a move led by Home Secretary Priti Patel.Sky News - Published | Patel blames rise in migrant crossings on EU having 'no border protections whatsoever' Priti Patel has said the "problem" of illegal migration is down to the EU's open borders.Sky News - Published |
Liverpool bomber exploited UK's 'dysfunctional' asylum system, Priti Patel says Priti Patel has said the suspected Liverpool terror attacker was able to exploit Britain's "dysfunctional" asylum system to remain in the country.Sky News - Published | Priti Patel threatened with legal action over 'police abuse of women' after Sarah Everard murder Women's groups are threatening to take the home secretary to court if she does not take "immediate steps" to tackle "police-perpetrated abuse of women".Sky News - Published |
