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All the latest on Conservative politician Priti Patel, who has served as the Secretary of State for the Home Department since 2019. Priti has been the MP of Witham since 2010.

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Prince Charles says he is 'appalled' by Rwanda deportation scheme

UK June 11, 2022 By Sean Seddon

A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, onboard a Border Force vessel following a small boat incident in the Channel. Picture date: Tuesday June 7, 2022. PA Photo. The number of migrants arriving in the UK this year after crossing the English Channel in small boats is expected to exceed 10,000. See PA story POLITICS Migrants. Photo credit should read: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

Home Office 'selects 130 asylum seekers' to send on charter flight to Rwanda

UK June 8, 2022 By Gergana Krasteva

Caption: Exclusive: Asylum seeker ?shocked? at Rwanda notice and vows to flee again Pictures: PA / Getty

'Shocked' asylum seeker who was told he'll be sent to Rwanda vows to flee again

UK June 7, 2022 By Josh Layton

Home Office 'attempting to deport 16-year-old minors to Rwanda'

UK June 5, 2022 By Liam O'Dell

Man who's lived in UK for 20 years one of 'up to 50' facing deportation to Iraq

UK May 24, 2022 By Gergana Krasteva

Rwandan Foreign Minister Vincent Biruta, left, and Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel, right, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Thursday, May 19, 2022. (Martial Trezzini/Keystone via AP)

First deportation flight to Rwanda delayed after legal challenge

UK May 19, 2022 By Faye Brown

Patel on policing

Detective tells Priti Patel she 'can't afford to live on police officer's wage'

UK May 18, 2022 By Dominic Yeatman

Volunteer police to be given same powers as paid officers to use Tasers

Volunteer police officers to be given powers to use Tasers on suspects

UK May 17, 2022 By Sabrina Johnson

Man with severe learning difficulties listed for deportation flight to Jamaica

UK May 17, 2022 By Gergana Krasteva

Home Office minister in car crash interview after fudging stop and search numbers

UK May 16, 2022 By Gergana Krasteva

$Caption: Exclusive: Army generals de-platformed Extinction Rebellion leader after \'\'ill-judged\' invite Getty$

Army generals removed Extinction Rebellion from conference after 'ill-judged' invite

UK May 11, 2022 By Josh Layton

Caption: Exclusive: More than 400 unaccompanied children made Channel crossing in one month (Picture:Getty)

More than 400 children crossed Channel alone in just one month marking grim new high

UK May 10, 2022 By Josh Layton

Civil liberty groups say the laws infringe on the right to protest (Picture: PA)

Queen's Speech will outline major crackdown on disruptive climate protests

UK May 10, 2022 By Faye Brown

First group of migrants to be told they could be sent to Rwanda this week

UK May 9, 2022 By Jen Mills

Refugee protesters interrupt Priti Patels speech

Priti Patel speech ruined as protesters stage ambush to blast 'racist' Rwanda scheme

UK May 8, 2022 By Sam Courtney-Guy

Rwanda genocide survivors moved out of hostel so Patel could inspect it

Rwanda genocide survivors 'moved out of hostel so Priti Patel could inspect it'

World April 24, 2022 By Sam Courtney-Guy

IN FOCUS: ?We were treated worse than animals?: Mouldy food, isolation and suicides ? life at an offshore processing centre

‘We were treated worse than animals’ - life at an offshore processing centre

World November 2, 2022 By Kimberley Bond

Britain's Home Secretary Priti Patel speaks to the media after signing what the two countries called an "economic development partnership" in Kigali, Rwanda Thursday, April 14, 2022. Britain's Conservative government has struck a deal to send some asylum-seekers thousands of miles away to Rwanda, a move that British opposition politicians and refugee groups condemned as inhumane, unworkable and a waste of public money. (AP Photo/Muhizi Olivier)

The Rwanda policy is not a 'distraction' from Partygate fines - it's peak Tory

UK April 20, 2022 By Nadeine Asbali

Rwandan leader says ?don?t bet against us to do impossible? on refugees

Rwandan leader says ‘don’t bet against us to do the impossible’ on refugees

UK April 19, 2022 By Josh Layton

Priti Patel criticises archbishops for 'failing to offer solutions' over Rwanda plan

UK April 18, 2022 By Harrison Jones

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