Priti Patel

Britain's Priti Patel and Nadine Dorries both stepped down ahead of a Cabinet reshuffle on Monday as Liz Truss formally takes over as the country's prime ...

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In aviation terms, Priti Patel's departure from the Home Office leaves behind the legacy of the shambolic handling of the Privilege Style deportation flight ...

Her early resignation probably indicates that she will not be on the same wavelength as incoming Prime Minister Liz Truss. It’s a waste, especially with some sources mentioning that the fee was non-refundable to Privilege Style to operate the flight as well. For those that do not know, Privilege Style came into the crossfire thanks to a deportation flight to Rwanda that never came to a head.

Home Secretary Priti Patel has resigned and will return to the backbenches after Liz Truss was confirmed to be the next party leader, taking over from...

Following the announcement of her victory, Truss said: "It's an honour to be elected as leader of the Conservative and Unionist Party. I'd like to thank the 1922 Committee, the party chairman and the Conservative Party for organising one of the longest job interviews in history." Priti Patel has resigned as home secretary and will return to the backbenches following Liz Truss’ confirmation as Conservative Party leader.

Minister, who was already widely expected to be replaced, says she will step down, as she continues to defend Rwanda plan.

Patel was one of Johnson’s most ardent supporters during his leadership bid, and paid tribute to him in her resignation letter. She criticised the “relentless efforts of our political opponents, and leftwing activists, lawyers and campaigners” who had sought to block her immigration policies. Patel said it was “the honour of my life to serve our country”, and defended the controversial Rwanda scheme to remove some asylum seekers, saying it was “vital” that her successor backed the plan.

Ms Patel said it was her 'choice' to continue her public service from the backbenches when the new prime minister assumes office on Tuesday.

“I am proud of our work to back the police, reform our immigration system and protect our country.” It has been the honour of my life to serve as Home Secretary for the last three years. “It has been the honour of my life to serve as home secretary for the last three years,” she tweeted.

The Conservative MP for Witham has been described as 'hardline' by Boris Johnson.

This prompted a judge to direct jurors to ignore comments made by politicians on social media. In a letter to Mr Johnson setting out her plan to resign after Liz Truss takes office as prime minister, Ms Patel said it had been the “honour of my life” to serve as Home Secretary and that she would “continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the backbenches” once a successor is appointed. The fallout resulted in former Home Office permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam accepting a six-figure sum from the Government after launching legal action against her following his dramatic resignation in 2020, in which he accused her of bullying subordinates and carrying out a “vicious and orchestrated” briefing campaign against him.

Priti Patel has written to Boris Johnson telling him she will be resigning as Home Secretary after Liz Truss takes office as prime minister.

In her letter to Mr Johnson, Ms Patel argued that it was “vital” to press on with the policy, signalling that she would continue to champion the scheme from the backbenches. “It is my choice to continue my public service to the country and the Witham constituency from the backbenches, once Liz formally assumes office and a new home secretary is appointed.” While Ms Patel pledged her support for the new leader, she said it was “vital” that she continued to support the policies she had pursued to tackle illegal immigration –

In her resignation letter to Boris Johnson, shared on social media, Ms Patel said it was her “choice” to continue her public service from the backbenches, when ...

“I am proud of our work to back the police, reform our immigration system and protect our country.” I am proud of our work to back the police, reform our immigration system and protect our country. “It has been the honour of my life to serve as Home Secretary for the last three years,” she tweeted.

Ms Patel overpromised and underdelivered for the Tory right, while opponents attacked 'brutal' and unevidenced policies.

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