The Latest Breaking News from Dame Priti Patel

From gaffe-prone Philp to hardliner Patel, who makes up Kemi Badenoch’s shadow cabinet?

The newly elected party leader unveiled her top team on Tuesday morning ahead of its first meeting

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2024

Badenoch demands ‘team effort’ from new shadow cabinet to win back voters’ trust

New Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said appointments to her top team are ‘based on meritocracy and with a breadth of experience and perspective’.

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024

Jenrick accepts role of shadow justice secretary in rival Badenoch’s top team

The new Tory leader has also chosen Dame Priti Patel as her shadow foreign secretary and Mel Stride as her shadow chancellor.

The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024

Priti Patel: ‘Vocal minority’ celebrating Supreme Court’s Rwanda ruling

The former Home Secretary said the ‘weight of public opinion’ remains behind Government policy.

The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2023

Covid rules were confusing and £10,000 fines disproportionate, says Priti Patel

Former Home Secretary tells Covid Inquiry that regulations were hard to understand for police and public

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

Ex-home secretary Priti Patel criticises confusing and complex Covid laws

Dame Priti agreed they were hard to understand for both the police and the public.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Ex-home secretary admits ‘inconsistency’ in messaging over protests during Covid

Dame Priti Patel gave evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry on Thursday.

The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2023

Covid Inquiry latest: Boris Johnson called for 'bigger fines' for lockdown rule-breakers

Boris Johnson demanded an emphasis on “bigger fines” as he unwound lockdown restrictions in the summer of 2020, the Covid Inquiry has heard.

Evening Standard · Nov 9, 2023

Prince Andrew ‘will not return to royal duties’ despite family get together at Balmoral

The Duke of York arrived at a church service on Sunday (27 August) with the Prince and Princess of Wales

The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2023

Priti Patel condemns plans for asylum seeker accommodation at former air base

The former home secretary claimed there had been an ‘alarming and staggering’ lack of clarity from her old department.

The Independent UK · Aug 14, 2023