Boris Johnson was under pressure to sort out plans to demand people have a negative Covid test result before the enter Britain. Ministers have indicated that such a requirement is coming in a bid to block any influx of new variants of coronavirus after a South African strain was found in the UK. But no … Read more
Boost for Priti Patel after 100,000 people apply for 20,000 police jobs as Home Secretary steps up crime-busting drive Home Secretary Priti Patel is due to launch a new phase of a crime-busting police recruitment campaign today So far 6,000 police officers have been hired across forces in England and Wales Police numbers fell by … Read more
Police and security services can have ‘tougher powers’ to keep the country safer now Brexit has happened, says Priti Patel Priti Patel has vowed to toughen up power for security now Brexit is complete Home Secretary said tools in place for keeping country safe thanks for EU deal Stricter entry rules at borders and crackdown … Read more
Foreign criminals handed jail sentences as short as six months will be assessed for automatic deportation for the first time under measures being considered by Priti Patel. The Home Secretary is expected to dramatically tighten legislation on kicking out offenders. Since 2007 foreign criminals have only been considered for removal from Britain if they were … Read more
Breakthrough for Afghans denied sanctuary in Britain: Hundreds of those who risked their lives helping Britain will be allowed to come to the UK under a new Government scheme Hundreds of Afghans at risk from Taliban will be allowed to relocate to Britain The new scheme will offer relocation to current and ex government employees This will … Read more
Priti Patel vows to beef up Britain’s borders after Brexit with ‘firmer’ checks on entry to the UK UK police last year accessed international databases 603 million times Under Boris Johnson’s Christmas Brexit deal such access is severely curtailed Home Secretary Priti Patel says she will take back control of Britain’s borders She previously wanted … Read more
Priti Patel tells chief constables to crack down on partygoers and pubs and says there is ‘no room for complacency’ in battle against Covid lawbreakers Home Secretary writes to forces reminding them of proactive policing ‘benefits’ But senior officers felt she overstepped the mark and dubbed her ‘Pushy Patel’ Ms Patel admitted earlier this year she’d … Read more
Parents are ‘dreading’ the prospect hinted at by Home Secretary Priti Patel of schools being shut throughout January as Britain grapples with the new strain of coronavirus. Ordinarily after the Christmas break, children would return to schools in the first week of January but this date was recently pushed back to January 11. But when … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel prompted fresh fears on Tuesday that schools could stay shut for the whole of January when she said pupils would ‘eventually’ return to classrooms. Government sources had said on Monday that a delay to the return of secondary school children was being considered amid fears that children are more likely to … Read more
Last week, the long-awaited Home Office report into child grooming was finally published. Commissioned by former Home Secretary Sajid Javid, it was supposed to put the official spotlight on to one of the greatest scandals in British history – the systemic abuse of white working-class girls by Asian men. Instead, it was a whitewash. Literally. … Read more