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Priti Patel clarifies defence of party’s immigration record
Priti Patel has put out a statement insisting she "was not happy" about the levels of immigration under the previous Conservative government, after ea [...]
Priti Patel defends record on rising immigration
Conservative leadership candidate Dame Priti Patel has defended her record on immigration, which hit record levels during her time as home secretary. [...]
Priti Patel vows to get Tories ‘match fit’ in leadership bid
EPADame Priti Patel is the fifth Tory MP to announce her leadership bidDame Priti Patel has said she can unite the Tories and turn them "back into a w [...]
£10K Covid fines were too high, admits Priti Patel
The home secretary during the pandemic tells the Covid inquiry the flat penalty was not proportionate.
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Wethersfield: Priti Patel accuses government of being 'secretive' over asylum housing plan
The former home secretary criticises plans to house asylum seekers at an ex-RAF base in Essex.
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Priti Patel: Tory leadership errors cost us dearly in local elections
The former home secretary will blame "those in power" for Tory local election losses in a speech later.
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Priti Patel withheld documents from Novichok public inquiry
The former home secretary signed a restriction preventing their disclosure "without consultation".
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Priti Patel insists Rwanda is safe despite adviser’s torture warning
The official was looking at revisions to the government's report into Rwanda's human rights record and in an email sent to colleagues on 26 April - tw [...]
Priti Patel on UK flights to Rwanda for asylum seekers
People have voted for controlled immigration and the government "acts and hears that message clearly", the home secretary has said. Priti Patel was up [...]
Joy Wallace: Labour suspends councillor over Priti Patel tweet
Councillor Joy Wallace suggested the home secretary's "skin might be vitiligo or a strong sunbed".
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Priti Patel tells Tory MPs calling for PM to quit to 'forget it'
The home secretary says talk of a leadership contest is a sideshow.
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Rwanda asylum plan will take time to implement – Priti Patel
Asked whether she was confident the plan would work and how long it would take to begin, Ms Patel said: "I've said from day one, even when I signed th [...]
Chris Bryant on free James Bond tickets for Priti Patel
An MP was unimpressed with the reason given for the home secretary being gifted free tickets to a film premiere.Labour's Chris Bryant was asking about [...]
Julian Assange's US extradition order sent to Priti Patel for final approval
A court has approved an order for the Wikileaks founder to face espionage charges in the US.
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Priti Patel sets out case to tackle illegal immigration with Rwanda plan
The UK government has done “more than any other” in recent history to help people fleeing persecution, conflict and instability the home secretary has [...]