Priti Patel loses deportation fight with Nigerian drugs dealer as Appeal Court judges say he can stay in the UK because of human rights laws The man, now 32, was served with a deportation order after his conviction He was convicted of supplying class A drugs and handed a 4.5 year jail term Argued deportation … Read more
‘I usually have my jugs on display’: Strictly’s Jacqui Smith leaves GMB viewers in hysterics as she makes a VERY cheeky joke with Ben Shephard and Kate Garraway By Roxy Simons and Laura Fox For Mailonline Published: 09:38 BST, 9 October 2020 | Updated: 09:51 BST, 9 October 2020 Jacqui Smith left Good Morning Britain … Read more
Priti Patel today branded Britain’s asylum system ‘broken’ after 20 migrants were taken off a new deportation flight to Germany. The Home Secretary sent another handful of migrants back to mainland Europe, but was hit by a flurry of 11th-hour legal challenges. An immigration enforcement charter flight yesterday flew three Iranians, two Eritreans, an Iraqi … Read more
Priti Patel urges police watchdog to review handling of eco-protesters amid fears demonstrators have been allowed to run amok Home Secretary concerned police are too timid in tackling large-scale protests Review seeks to ensure those causing extreme disruption face full limits of law It could ultimately mean ringleaders face jail time rather than a slap … Read more
Well, I wouldn’t mess with her. Priti Patel click-clacked on to the podium and fixed her imaginary audience with a cold, hard stare. Chin out, jawline firm, paws beneath the pulpit. Surely all these illegal Channel crossings would be solved if the Home Secretary simply set up camp down on the white cliffs. One glare … Read more
Priti Patel today vowed to stop people ‘taking our country for a ride’ by overhauling the ‘broken’ asylum system and cracking down on migrant crossings. The Home Secretary pledged the ‘biggest overhaul in decades’ as she warned that the current arrangements are not ‘firm or fair’. In her keynote speech to Tory conference, Ms Patel … Read more
Only one in 70 migrants who crossed the Channel since April have been deported, Home Office figures reveal as Priti Patel vows to fix ‘broken’ asylum system The figures revealed 76 of the 5,330 migrants who made crossing were deported Home Secretary will announce new legislation at Conservative Party conference She plans to set out … Read more
JAN MOIR: It’s no joke – Spitting Image’s new marvels of boneless spite are let down by lame scripts By Jan Moir for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 2 October 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 2 October 2020 Spitting Image, Britbox Rating: You won’t be surprised to hear that the Conservatives come in for … Read more
Priti Patel‘s allies have laid a flurry of embarrassing leaks disclosing brainstorming on asylum policy firmly at the door of the Foreign Office. The past week has seen several reports emerge describing extraordinary measures being mooted by the Home Office to get to grips with migration. One claimed that Ms Patel had instructed her department … Read more
There are also claims that Boris Johnson’s top aides, including Dominic Cummings, are the targets of the briefing as Downing Street has been pushing heavily for the ‘offshoring’ policy Friends of Priti Patel reacted with fury today over leaks claiming she was pushing ideas including processing asylum seekers thousands of miles from Britain. Reports have … Read more