The Home Secretary has lashed out at the organisers of illegal raves, warning them they are ‘not above the law’. Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Priti Patel says the Metropolitan Police have responded to more than 1,000 unlicensed music events since June, calling their prevalence amid the coronavirus pandemic ‘unacceptable’. Addressing those thinking of organising … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s bid to report 23 cross-Channel migrants to Spain has failed after the deportation flight was cancelled due to a last minute legal challenge. The plane was scheduled to leave the UK on Thursday morning, but had to be scrapped while the appeals are considered. The Home Office accused such legal claims of typically … Read more
Priti Patel’s Taser shocker: Home Secretary lets police use ‘more painful’ stun guns that experts warn can pose a risk to passers-by Scientists warned Taser 7 may lead to more internal injuries and broken bones It will be up to individual forces if they buy the Taser 7 and train officers to use it Miss … Read more
Five more migrants risked their lives in gale-force winds to cross the channel as Storm Ellen battered the UK – taking the total to arrive this year to more than 5,000 with ‘at least 13’ migrants going on hunger strike over a plan to deport them. Waves of up to nine feet (2.7 metres) high … Read more
Priti Patel has risked inflaming relations with France by claiming migrants flee the country for Britain because they see it is as racist and fear they may be tortured. The Home Secretary’s remarks, made in a private conference call with Tory MPs, incensed some French politicians, with one accusing her of ‘not doing much thinking’. … Read more
Home Office chiefs have tonight apologised after an ‘error’ led them to house asylum seekers in a hotel situated in the Essex constituency of Home Secretary Priti Patel. Bosses at the Home Office say they have launched a ‘full review’ into their operation of finding temporary accommodation for asylum seekers who arrive in the UK without … Read more
When migrants attempt the hazardous journey by sea from France to Britain, they are not merely seeking a better standard of living. They are fleeing to a country where they will not be exposed to the prejudice and mistreatment – sometimes brutal – that is their daily experience across the Channel. Home Secretary Priti Patel … Read more
Priti Patel sparked a diplomatic row last night by claiming migrants were crossing the Channel to escape ‘racist’ France, where they feared they would be tortured. The Home Secretary’s inflammatory remarks, in a private meeting with Tory MPs, infuriated French politicians. One blasted: ‘Madam Patel is not a politician who does much thinking.’ But the … Read more
More than 1,000 migrants arrived in the UK in 10 days after crossing the Channel in small boats. Some 1,004 migrants were brought ashore by Border Force between August 4 and 13, analysis found. This takes the total so far this year to at least 4,511, more than double the amount thought to have crossed … Read more
A British expat living in France has claimed he offered his large dinghy to 11 migrants to make the treacherous journey across the English Channel. Tony Benson, who lives in Lens, a large town 100km from Calais, said he ‘wished the group luck’ after he drove up to the French coast to give away the … Read more