Priti Patel threatens to cut UN cash after refugee body helps European judges block Rwanda flights

Ministers have turned their ire on the United Nations over the failure of a plane carrying deportees to Rwanda to take off due to a European court. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, is said to be examining Britain’s funding for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in the wake of Tuesday’s embarrassment.   Its opposition was … Read more

Labour in CHAOS over Rwanda migrant flights policy as Starmer refuses to say party would axe them

Labour in CHAOS over Rwanda migrant flights policy as Keir Starmer’s team repeatedly refuses to say party would axe them – while shadow minister Yvette Cooper was telling MPs the scheme was ‘putting our country to shame’ Yvette Cooper branded policy  ‘Government by gimmick’ in the Commons  But spokesman for Keir Starmer refused to confirm … Read more

Police officer who said she struggles to feed her kid has £350k home

Police officer who told Priti Patel she can’t afford to feed her family on £40,000-a-year lives in smart detached home worth £350,000 EXCLUSIVE: DC Vicky Knight complained she ‘struggles to feed her child’ on her £40k salary She addressed the Home Secretary over the cost of living crisis at the Police Federation Conference   Knight complained … Read more

Priti Patel will tell migrants THIS WEEK that they will be shipped to Rwanda

By Charlotte McLaughlin for MailOnline  Villagers who face being outnumbered two to one by asylum seekers say they are still in the dark about Priti Patel’s plans for a new processing centre they fear will destroy their community. Residents in Linton-on-Ouse, which contains just 700 registered voters, have been stunned by plans to house more than … Read more

Michael Gove helps Priti Patel quell civil servant rebellion over Whitehall’s work from home culture

Michael Gove helps Priti Patel quell civil servant rebellion over Whitehall’s WFH culture: Senior mandarins in power struggle as they ignore minister’s demands to get back to their desks Michael Gove is supporting Priti Patel as tensions rise over the WFH stance The top Home Office civil servant has let staff to work at home … Read more

Patel ‘to be appointed Tory chairman’ after an expected drubbing in the May 2022 local elections

Priti Patel ‘to be appointed Tory chairman’ in bid to revive the party’s fortunes after an expected drubbing in the May 2022 local elections The Home Secretary could be moved to become Tory chairman to launch a reset Ms Patel is currently unpopular amongst Tories for her role and the PM is set to try … Read more

Britain is to take vulnerable refugees FROM Rwanda in Priti Patel’s migrants shake-up

Britain is to take refugees FROM Rwanda in Priti Patel’s migrants shake-up under agreement to grant asylum to most vulnerable families People granted asylum status by Rwanda will be able to come to UK in scheme The reciprocal deal means Britain resettle some of most vulnerable refugees  They will have complex needs, including physical or mental health … Read more

Taxpayer funds spent on anti-deportation lawyers as Home Office gives £17,647 to campaigners

Taxpayer funds are being spent on anti-deportation lawyers as the Home Office signs off on £17,647 in grants to radical campaign group Home Office handing £17,467 to campaigners fighting Priti Patel’s Rwanda plan Chief exec of recipient Migrants Organise said plan is ‘kidnapping’ of refugees  Taxpayer-funded grants also given to firms trying to stop Channel … Read more

Priti Patel to crack down on ‘McMafia’ millions and force oligarchs to prove origins of their wealth

Priti Patel brings in emergency laws to crack down on ‘McMafia’ millions and force oligarchs to prove the origins of their fortune On Tuesday, Home Secretary Priti Patel will introduce legislation to Parliament The proposals will law enforcement take more effective action against oligarchs Those unable to adequately explain their wealth could have their homes … Read more

Boris and Priti Patel are reported to watchdog over crime stats row

Boris Johnson and Priti Patel are reported to stats watchdog for ‘falsely claiming’ that crime has fallen after there was actually a ’14 per cent RISE’ in overall offending Boris Johnson told MPs on Monday that crime had been cut by 14 per cent Home Office said in a press release issued last week there … Read more