The Latest Breaking News from Priti Patel

Sunak house protest: is all fair in the fight against climate change?

Five Greenpeace activists who were arrested after they scaled the roof of Rishi Sunak’s country home have been released on bail less than 24 hours after the protest.

The Week · Aug 4, 2023

Onshore power will not blight countryside says Dowden, amid unease over pylons

The Deputy Prime Minister said ‘trade-offs’ would have to be made as the Government tries to speed up the building of new lines.

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2023

Priti Patel tells Rishi Sunak: ‘Pause drive to net zero, the public are not ready’

The former home secretary piled fresh pressure on the government to water down or scrap environmental policies

The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2023

Penny Mordaunt urges end to ‘sorry affair’ as MPs approve partygate committee report

Allies of Boris Johnson were criticised by the Privileges Committee over their response to the Partygate report

Evening Standard · Jul 10, 2023

Mordaunt urges end to ‘sorry affair’ after Boris rebellion

Allies of Boris Johnson were criticised by the Privileges Committee and accused of trying to undermine the panel’s work into the former PM

The Independent UK · Jul 10, 2023

Johnson allies avoid punishment for interfering with Partygate inquiry

MPs take no further action as Partygate parliamentary proceedings conclude

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

Boris Johnson pal makes huge gaffe in Partygate debate - as Labour MP left tearful

A three-hour long debate on the Privileges Committee's report into MPs who tried to undermine an inquiry into Boris Johnson's Partygate lies saw the chair of the committee become tearful at one point

Daily Mirror · Jul 10, 2023

MPs approve report condemning Boris Johnson's allies for attacks on partygate probe

MPs have approved a report rebuking some of Boris Johnson’s closest allies for attacking and seeking to undermine an investigation into whether he…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 10, 2023

Apologies unforthcoming as privileges committee special report is debated

Rishi was missing in action. It was left to Penny Mordaunt to open proceedings, while Rees-Mogg ploughed on

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2023

BBC in urgent talks with culture secretary over ‘deeply concerning’ allegations

Culture secretary Lucy Frazer has said the allegations are ‘deeply concerning’

The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2023