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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Priti Patel ‘misled parliament’ on Channel asylum seekers – but faces no investigation over ministerial code

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Priti Patel “misled parliament” with a series of false statements on Channel migrants – but is not being investigated for a breach of the ministerial code.

While backing a major package of laws that criminalised small boat crossings, the home secretary repeatedly told MPs the majority of arrivals were “economic migrants”.

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