Category: Priti Patel

UK High Court Refuses to Block Flight to Rwanda Taking 31 Asylum Seekers

The High Court in London has refused to block Home Secretary Priti Patel’s plans to send 31 asylum seekers to Rwanda on Tuesday. Justice Jonathan Swift rejected a request for an interim injunction to stop the flight but did not rule on whether or not the policy was lawful. The Home Office, which says the…


UK Conservatives Pushing for Johnson’s Resignation Should ‘Forget It’: Minister

Conservative MPs pushing for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign over the “partygate” scandal should “forget it,” Home Secretary Priti Patel has said. Since the publication of an official report on May 25 on COVID-19 breaches inside Downing Street, 12 Conservative MPs have openly called for Johnson to resign, taking the total number to…


UK Government Sets Date of First Deportation Flight to Rwanda

British Home Secretary Priti Patel said she will “not be deterred” in her plans to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda as the Home Office announced the date—June 14—for the first flight. In April Patel unveiled plans to transfer dozens of people whose applications for asylum are awaiting processing to the African country. The policy was…


UK Says Abortion Clinic Buffer Zones Remain ‘Under Review’ as Row Intensifies

The UK government has said the issue of abortion clinic buffer zones “remains under review” as the debate heats up over abortion and the right to protest. Pro-abortion politicians and organisations in the UK have been calling for a nationwide network of “buffer zones” to limit anti-abortion protests near abortion clinics. On May 30, the…


Stop-and-Search Extended After Police’s Hands ‘Tied for Political Reasons’

The Home Secretary Priti Patel has lifted restrictions on police stop-and-search powers as part of a new initiative against violent crime in England and Wales. Patel wrote to police forces in England and Wales, permanently lifting limitations on Section 60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act, which enables them to stop people and search…


UK Government Renews Attempt to Outlaw ‘Guerrilla Protests’

Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government has renewed its attempts to stop so-called “guerrilla protests” by groups like Extinction Rebellion, Insulate Britain, and Black Lives Matter, and has threatened to make it a criminal offence for people to glue themselves to buildings or bollards. Attempts to update the law on public order offences had to be…


UK Government May Be Sued Over Delays for Ukrainian Refugees

The British government, in the shape of the Home Office, is facing a lawsuit over bureaucratic delays to arranging visas for refugees from the conflict in Ukraine. In March the Homes for Ukraine scheme was launched by the government, which promised to take in thousands of Ukrainian refugees, who would be housed with British families who…


UK Government Defends Plan to Send Illegal Immigrants to Rwanda

The UK government has defended its plan to send illegal immigrants to the African country of Rwanda after it was criticised by a senior church leader. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally, including those who cross the English Channel in small boats, may end up being…


UK Wants First Batch of Illegal Immigrants Flown to Rwanda in Weeks: Official

The UK government wants to send the first batch of illegal immigrants arriving under a scheme designed to deter human smuggling to Rwanda in a matter of weeks, a Downing Street official has said. Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 that people who enter the UK illegally may end up being relocated to…


Video Emerges of Russian Hoax Call to UK Defence Chief

Two notorious Russian pranksters have published footage from a hoax video call made to British Defence Secretary Ben Wallace last week, which the UK government blamed on the Kremlin. Defence Secretary Ben Wallace and Home Secretary Priti Patel said they had been targeted by calls from imposters last week, and Downing Street revealed an unsuccessful…