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Boris Johnson has asked the Cabinet Office to "establish the facts" following allegations that the home secretary breached the ministerial code.
The prime minister says he "absolutely" has full confidence in Patel despite the explosive resignation of top Home Office mandarin Sir Philip Rutnam.
HuffPost UK revealed on Thursday that tensions had risen between Sir Philip Rutnam and Priti Patel after he refused to sack a colleague on Christmas Eve.
Priti Patel’s former special adviser James Starkie joins the team to give his verdict on the explosive briefing war engulfing the home secretary and her officials. The former Vote Leave ally of Dominic Cummings also explains why Boris Johnson’s controversial aide is going nowhere. And the team dissect the UK and EU’s opening negotiating positions to ask: what is the point of the PM’s hardline push for “divergence”? With Arj Singh, Paul Waugh and Rachel Wearmouth.
Priti Patel has seen a meteoric rise within the government since becoming an MP in 2010. However, the home secretary has also packed in numerous controversies in that time in relation to her views, undeclared meetings with senior Israeli officials and the announcement of a controversial post-Brexit immigration policy that has divided many.
The government has set out its new points-based immigration system, which includes a salary threshold of £25,600. Home secretary Priti Patel has suggested that staff shortages resulting from lower immigration can be filled by people who are “economically inactive” in the UK. We spoke to Sophie Walker, Chief Executive of the Young Women’s Trust, to hear how these new policies will affect women most of all.
Permanent secretary Sir Philip Rutnam's refusal to carry out home secretary's order to move Home Office communications chief deepened rift between the pair.
Spoiler: it’s not a Labour, SNP or Lib Dem MP.
Downing Street dismisses "baseless" suggestion security services are not sharing intelligence with the home secretary.
The Funky Friday rapper hit out at the prime minister during a performance at this year's Brit Awards.