Priti Patel

UK eyes 'walk me home' phone-tracker to protect women travelling alone

Once a woman activates the app on her phone, the service would track her journey and send an alert to her emergency contacts if she didn’t reach her destination on time

Boris Johnson vows to overhaul UK economy, says no return to pre-Brexit model of "uncontrolled immigration"

He said, British businesses will have to invest in their workers and in technology to push the country "towards a high wage, high skill, high productivity economy

British move on Covishield stinks of modern-day apartheid, but India could have retaliated smartly

This episode illustrates once again India’s failure to understand the dynamics of British politics and society despite comical pretensions of its diplomats and supposed India-based experts to the contrary

UK, France grapple with surge in migrant Channel crossings; over 12,000 tried to cross in July alone

Both the countries have worked for years to stop the journeys, without much success

Nirav Modi can be extradited, rules UK court, says has a 'case to answer to India'

The judge will now send his ruling to UK's secretary of state Priti Patel, who is authorised to order extradition under the India-UK Extradition Treaty

UK’s new points-based visa system opens; India’s skilled workers, students to be treated on par with EU citizens

The new visa system will come into force from 1 January at the end of the Brexit transition period, which will formally end free movement of people within the economic bloc for the UK as a non-member

UK raises threat level to 'severe' following Austria, France attacks; precautionary measure, says Priti Patel

The threat level of severe is notified when an attack is considered highly likely. The level was previously at substantial, meaning an attack is likely

Coronavirus Outbreak: Formula One hopeful of racing at Silverstone despite UK's quarantine rules

Formula One remains hopeful about the chances of racing at Britain’s Silverstone circuit in July and August despite quarantine measures confirmed on Friday.

Controversial boxer Billy Joe Saunders apologises for joking about domestic abuse in video posted on social media

In the video, Billy Joe Saunders threw two punches at a bag in his barn, saying this was how men could manage “if your old woman is giving you mouth”.

Boris Johnson backs Priti Patel as ‘fantastic’ home secretary amid allegations of bullying against her; govt launches inquiry into accusations

UK prime minister Boris Johnson said Priti Patel is a "fantastic" home secretary as he backed his senior Cabinet minister amid a row over the resignation of her top civil official, while the government announced an internal inquiry into the issue.