Priti Patel backs police quizzing people sitting on park benches in lockdown

Priti Patel today backed police to confront people on park benches, stop cars to check if passengers are all from the same household and knock on doors to hunt for parties as officers pledged to fine everyone breaching Boris Johnson’s lockdown laws. The Home Secretary spoke out after Scotland Yard revealed officers will quiz citizens about … Read more

Priti Patel backs police quizzing people sitting on park benches in lockdown

Priti Patel today backed police to confront people on park benches, stop cars to check if passengers are all from the same household and knock on doors to hunt for parties as officers pledged to fine everyone breaching Boris Johnson’s lockdown laws. The Home Secretary spoke out after Scotland Yard revealed officers will be told to … Read more

Priti Patel vows to beef up Britain’s borders after Brexit

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 vows to beef up Britain’s borders after Brexit

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 in battle against Covid lawbreakers

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

Priti Patel tells chief constables to crack down on partygoers in battle against Covid lawbreakers

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

Priti Patel says school children will ‘eventually’ return to classrooms in the New Year

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.  A Government source had said on Monday that some schools could end up staying closed until February amid fears that children are more likely to catch the new … Read more

Priti Patel says school children will ‘eventually’ return to classrooms in the New Year

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

Windrush victims in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel due to announce bump in minimum compensation

Windrush victims are in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel is due to announce increase in minimum amount of compensation Under the new reforms, those who can show an ‘impact’ on their life from the scandal will be immediately paid £10,000, according to The Sunday Times Compensation for Windrush scandal victims has been criticised … Read more

Windrush victims in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel due to announce bump in minimum compensation

Windrush victims are in line for £10k payout as Priti Patel is due to announce increase in minimum amount of compensation Under the new reforms, those who can show an ‘impact’ on their life from the scandal will be immediately paid £10,000, according to The Sunday Times Compensation for Windrush scandal victims has been criticised … Read more