Priti Patel suggests using food shortage threat in Brexit talks
From The National: Brexiteer Tory MP Priti Patel has caused outrage after suggesting the UK use the threat of food shortages in Ireland to get a better deal with the EU.
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Priti Patel
Tory MP for: Witham (Essex, East of England)
First elected: 2010
2017 majority over Labour: 18,646 (37.9%)
Seat at-risk ranking: 272nd (out of 317 Tory MPs)
Former Government posts:
- International Development Secretary (July 2016-Nov 2017)
- Employment Minister (May 2015-July 2016)
- Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (July 2014-May 2015)
Profile: Margaret Thatcher was Patel’s political heroine: according to Patel, she “had a unique ability to understand what made people tick, households tick and businesses tick.” However, Patel was initially involved with the Referendum Party before switching allegiance to the Conservatives. She worked for the public relations consultancy firm Weber Shandwick for several years, as part of which she lobbied for the tobacco and alcohol industries.
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Priti Patel forced to resign over unofficial meetings with Israelis
From The Guardian: Theresa May’s government was rocked on Wednesday by a second cabinet resignation in a week after Priti Patel was forced to step down as international development secretary.
The minister quit after being summoned back from a trip to Uganda and Ethiopia by Downing Street after it emerged she failed to be candid with May about 14 unofficial meetings with Israeli ministers, businesspeople and a senior lobbyist.