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Priti Patel put under ‘immense pressure’ by No 10 and Tory MPs over Channel crossings

Headlines Today - United Kingdom
Nov 23, 2021

Priti Patel put under ‘immense pressure’ by No 10 and Tory MPs over Channel crossings

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Downing Street declines to praise home secretary over attempts to stem record crossings in small boatsPriti Patel is being put under “immense pressure” from Downing Street and Conservative MPs over government efforts to halt Channel crossings in small boats, with No 10 refusing to say the home secretary had done a good job.As figures revealed, the number of people making perilous crossings has tripled since 2020, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson twice declined to praise Patel’s strategy on Monday. He said the prime minister had “confidence in the home secretary” but would only say she has “worked extremely hard and no one can doubt this is a priority for her”. Continue reading...

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Priti Patel put under ‘immense pressure’ by No 10 and Tory MPs over Channel crossings

Headlines Today - United Kingdom

Priti Patel put under ‘immense pressure’ by No 10 and Tory MPs over Channel crossings

GNB
GNB 23/11/21 at 07:30

Downing Street declines to praise home secretary over attempts to stem record crossings in small boatsPriti Patel is being put under “immense pressure” from Downing Street and Conservative MPs over government efforts to halt Channel crossings in small boats, with No 10 refusing to say the home secretary had done a good job.As figures revealed, the number of people making perilous crossings has tripled since 2020, Boris Johnson’s spokesperson twice declined to praise Patel’s strategy on Monday. He said the prime minister had “confidence in the home secretary” but would only say she has “worked extremely hard and no one can doubt this is a priority for her”. Continue reading...

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