The Latest Breaking News from Priti Patel

Home Office minister struggles to answer questions about stop-and-search changes

Rachel Maclean admitted she did not have a briefing paper in front of her for the interview.

The Independent UK · May 16, 2022

Priti Patel lifts restrictions on controversial police stop-and-search powers

Stop-and-search powers are disproportionately used against black communities. In the year to March 2021, black people were 7x more likely to be stopped and searched than white people.

Daily Mirror · May 16, 2022

Priti Patel makes it easier for police to use controversial stop and search powers

Home secretary says it will be ‘easier for officers to use these powers to seize more weapons, arrest more suspects and save more lives’

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Home secretary Priti Patel overrode legal advice in asylum cases, adding to record costs

Exclusive: Home office sources say Priti Patel overrode legal advice that cases would fail, pushing up rising legal bills

The Independent UK · May 15, 2022

Protestors ambush Kwasi Kwarteng at business lunch over energy crisis

Protestors disrupted a business lunch Kwasi Kwarteng was having on Friday just a week after invading a Tory dinner during Priti Patel’s speech.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2022

SNP accused of 'sheer hypocrisy' over Fergus Ewing bullying claims probe

Nicola Sturgeon's Government is declining to reveal the outcome of the case, but her party demanded transparency over Tory bullying claims

Daily Record · May 13, 2022

Sadiq Khan sets up new body to look at whether cannabis should be decriminalised

The London mayor has set up a Drugs Commission to look at whether laws on cannabis are effective - but that provoked a furious response from Priti Patel as he has no power to change them

Daily Mirror · May 12, 2022

Priti Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis

Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

Patel rebukes Khan over plans to consider legalising cannabis

Home Secretary Priti Patel said London mayor Sadiq Khan’s time would ‘be better spent’ focusing on tackling crime in the capital.

The Independent UK · May 12, 2022

We'll continue our disruptive protests, Extinction Rebellion vows

Climate change protesters insist Government will not stop their activities and announce plans for new action from September

Wales Online · May 12, 2022