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Union bosses are warned NOT to stop children getting back to school after teachers’ leader issued five conditions for the return of schools amid pandemic By Brendan Carlin for The Mail on Sunday Published: 03:56 BST, 26 April 2020 | Updated: 04:00 BST, 26 April 2020 Teachers’ unions are being warned not to get in … Read more
Border Force officials seize £1million of cocaine hidden in shipment of facemasks, as Home Secretary Priti Patel slams criminals cashing in on coronavirus crisis £2.4 million has been lost in scams relating to the outbreak as sophisticated criminals try to take advantage of the lockdown and prey on people’s fear The cocaine discovery is the … Read more
Priti Patel slams the ‘extraordinarily dangerous driving’ putting lives at risk on lockdown as she reveals one car was clocked at 134mph in a 40mph zone and another at 151mph on the M1 By James Gant For Mailonline Published: 17:37 BST, 25 April 2020 | Updated: 17:52 BST, 25 April 2020 Priti Patel today slammed … Read more
Civil servant Sir Philip Rutnam launches unfair dismissal claim against Home Secretary Priti Patel weeks after quitting and accusing her of bullying Sir Philip Rutnam is taking the Home Secretary to an employment tribunal He accuses her of unfair dismissal and claiming he was a whistleblower Raises prospect of Ms Patel having to give evidence … Read more
Priti Patel’s pledge to crack down on migrants is left in tatters as it emerges 336 people have already crossed Channel into Britain this month Figures show so far this month 336 men, women and children have made the trip These include 72 people caught in small-boat crossings on Easter Sunday alone Frustration in Whitehall … Read more
Ministers faced fresh calls to publish their exit strategy for the coronavirus lockdown today. The former bank of England Governor Lord King said that a ‘trial and error’ reopening of schools and some businesses should be considered to help re-start the economy. The crossbench peer called for the Government to be clear about the obstacles … Read more
Oxford University bosses slam their ‘ridiculous’ students after they ‘no-platformed’ former Home Secretary Amber Rudd – but admit they were powerless to stop them Students cancelled a speech last minute by former Home Secretary Amber Rudd The university’s vice-chancellor intervened to publicly criticise the protest stunt But denouncement of cancellation only published after Government pressure By … Read more
Cabinet splits over coronavirus lockdown: Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns Britain faces irreparable damage if restrictions aren’t lifted soon – while Health Secretary Matt Hancock favours extending the measures to protect NHS workers Cabinet is split between hawks who want to lift lockdown in a few weeks and doves who want to delay until late May … Read more
Home Secretary Priti Patel has insisted she has been working ‘virtually every single day’ in the battle against coronavirus after appearing at today’s government press conference for the first time since the outbreak began. The conferences have been running since March 16 and have seen numerous senior ministers drafted in to update the nation on … Read more
Ex-Home secretary David Blunkett blasts ‘Sermon on the Mount’ daily coronavirus briefings by ministers The Labour life peer made the comments in interview on the Today programme He said that people are now being ‘hectored’ during the coronavirus pandemic In the interview he also discussed the police reaction to the lockdown in place Learn more … Read more