Priti Patel

England

Government rejects pleas for safe routes to UK for refugees following dinghy disaster

Boris Johnson has turned his back on pleas to provide safe routes for refugees to reach Britain from continental Europe, following the tragic deaths of 27...

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Liverpool bombing linked to ‘dysfunctional’ asylum system, claims Priti Patel

The suspect in the suicide bombing in Liverpool was able to exploit Britain’s “dysfunctional” asylum system to remain in the UK, Priti Patel has said. The home secretary...

England

Priti Patel to announce ‘wholesale reform’ of UK immigration system

Priti Patel will on Monday promise “wholesale reform” of the UK immigration system, which she says is “broken”. In a keynote speech, the home secretary...

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Priti Patel under fire as 150,000 police records accidentally lost

The UK home secretary, Priti Patel, is facing questions after 150,000 arrest records were accidentally wiped from police databases last week. Fingerprint, DNA and...