Boris Johnson ‘tried to tone down’ Priti Patel bullying report November 21, 2020 Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing accusations that he attempted to tone down a damning report that found Priti Patel had bullied staff. Johnson yesterday came out in support of the home secretary, despite an inquiry concluding that she had broken ministerial code by shouting and swearing at staff. But media reports this morning suggested [...]
Boris Johnson facing legal challenge over decision not to fire Priti Patel December 10, 2020 The FDA Union is suing Boris Johnson after he overruled allegations of bullying by Priti Patel.
Downfall of a Prime Minister: How handling of Chris Pincher scandal spiralled into Boris Johnson’s worst crisis July 10, 2022 An isolated Boris Johnson has agreed to leave Downing Street this September – following haemorrhaging support across the Tory ranks in the wake of the Chris Pincher scandal. The Prime Minister announced his resignation yesterday. After a dramatic wave of Government resignations this week and a slew of former allies withdrew their backing his political [...]
Best of this week in our opinion pages: from the call for a more inclusive job market to flooding and big tech mergers December 4, 2021 As the tense exchanges between the UK and France over migration remain on top of the news, Eliot Wilson looks at Home Secretary Priti Patel’s management – or mismanagement – of the Channel crisis. To achieve a long-term solution and avoid further tragedies, the government should firstly stop the dangerous crossings, and secondly modernise the [...]
Priti Patel calls for ‘balance of rights’ between protesters and individuals as she introduces protest crackdown March 15, 2021 Priti Patel has told MPs that “there is a balance to be struck” between the rights of protesters and individuals as she today introduced new legislation that will crackdown on some form of protesting. The new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, if passed into law, will give the police powers to set start and [...]
Theresa May is a home secretary dressed up as Prime Minister March 8, 2019 The UK is facing a violent crime crisis. Fatal stabbings are at their highest since 1946, with 27 knife deaths so far in 2019. Police numbers in England and Wales are down more than 20,000 since 2010. Other crime-reducing initiatives, from youth outreach to social services, have also seen drastic funding cuts in that time. [...]
Whitty may be offered police protection after public harassment June 29, 2021 Police have launched an investigation to find two men caught on video harassing England’s chief medical officer Chris Whitty. The video, caught on a mobile phone, shows Whitty being grabbed by men in a park in London as the chief medical officer (CMO) attempts to cross the road. Home Secretary Priti Patel branded the harassment [...]
Priti Patel: Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a crime July 21, 2021 Street harassment such as wolf-whistling could become a specific crime, as a Government survey suggested that nearly three-quarters of the UK population have experienced sexual harassment in their lifetime, Home Secretary Priti Patel indicated earlier today. Some 72 per cent of the UK population have experienced at least once form of sexual harassment – 43 [...]
Gunman killed five before turning gun on himself in Plymouth shooting August 13, 2021 A gunman and five victims have died in a mass shooting that took place in the Keyham area of Plymouth last night. Devon and Cornwall Police released a statement confirming that two females and the three males, including the suspected gunman, had died at the scene. Another female, treated at the scene for gunshot wounds, [...]
Isolated Boris Johnson agrees to resign TODAY after all PM’s key ministers flee Downing Street July 7, 2022 Multiple sources are confirming Boris Johnson has agreed to stand down today. He will stay on as caretaker leader until new Tory leader elected this autumn. He will make a statement later today. The Prime Minister rejected calls to quit yesterday and dramatically sacked Cabinet rival Michael Gove, but was later hit with the departure [...]