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X'mas has come early for UK Labour

Ms Patel could definitely be a potential foreign secretary whenever a new Tory government is in power.

13 Nov 2017 12:23 AM IST

Mordaunt lists India among her countries of interest, having worked with the charity Diabetes UK in India. (Photo: AFP)

Pro-Brexit MP Penny Mordaunt replaces Priti Patel in UK cabinet...

Mordaunt, 44, is a pro-Brexit Conservative party MP for Portsmouth North who has held a number of junior ministerial...

10 Nov 2017 4:02 PM IST

Priti Patel resigns over Israel row; PM May reshuffles team

The 45-year-old minister resigned late Wednesday after a meeting at Downing Street with Prime Minister Theresa May.

10 Nov 2017 6:56 AM IST

Priti Patel was elected as a Conservative MP for Witham in Essex in 2010 and gained prominence in the then David Cameron-led Tory government as his Indian Diaspora Champion. (Photo: AFP)

Indian-origin UK minister Priti Patel resigns over secret meetings...

The 45-year-old minister resigned late on Wednesday night after a meeting at Downing Street with Prime Minister Theresa...

9 Nov 2017 12:01 PM IST

However, the 31-year-old academic points out that she had supplied supporting documents to explain the absence, which was due to time spent in New Delhi for her PhD on Gender, Class, and Labour in the New Economy of Urban India. (Photo: Twitter)

UK academics protest as Cambridge scholar told to go back to India

Dr Asiya Islam's application for ILR was refused on grounds that she had been out of Britain for longer than stipulated...

12 Nov 2019 11:59 AM IST

SAARC has certain problems. I think we all know what it is, even if you were to put terrorism issue aside. There are issues related to connectivity and trade. If you look at why BIMSTEC leaders were invited for the PMs swearing-in because we see energy, mindset and possibility in it, S Jaishankar said. (Photo: ANI)

Jaishankar congratulates 'good friend' Priti Patel for appointment in...

The new UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday overhauled his cabinet and appointed Indian-origin Priti Patel as...

25 July 2019 2:31 PM IST

Priti Patel was elected as a Conservative MP for Witham in Essex in 2010 and gained prominence in the then David Cameron-led Tory government as his Indian Diaspora Champion. (Photo: AFP)

5 interesting facts about Priti Patel, Britain's new interior minister

Britain's new PM Boris Johnson named Priti Patel as interior minister, marking political comeback for ex-international...

25 July 2019 11:15 AM IST

Priti Patel appointed Britain's first Indian-origin Home Secretary

'It is important that the Cabinet should represent modern Britain as well as a modern Conservative Party,' she said.

25 July 2019 8:53 AM IST

Priti Patel was elected as a Conservative MP for Witham in Essex in 2010 and gained prominence in the then David Cameron-led Tory government as his Indian Diaspora Champion. (Photo: AFP)

Sacked in 2017, Priti Patel may be among top 4 in Boris Johnson's...

May will leave Downing Street later on Wednesday to hand in her resignation to Queen Elizabeth, who will formally...

24 July 2019 11:55 AM IST

Britains new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP)

Will Boris be the first British PM to be married at 10 Downing Street?

Priti Patel has been given a budgetary boost already by PM Boris Johnson, as he has promised Â£1.1 billion for...

5 Aug 2019 12:31 AM IST

Red, white and blue lights illuminate 10 Downing Street, the official residence of Britains prime minister, in central London on January 31, 2020, after Britain left the European Union at 2300GMT. Brexit supporters gathered outside parliament to cheer Britains departure from the European Union following three years of epic political drama.(AFP)

Farrukh Dhondy | Had UK Home Secy been in post in 60s, she wouldn't be...

Patel suggested immigrants who attempt to cross the English Channel to land illegally in Britain, should be transported...

3 Oct 2020 7:00 AM IST

Boris' induction of Rishi Sunak draws cheers in both Britain and India

As Britain grapples with Brexit, this is a challenging time for the Prime Minister.

17 Feb 2020 1:57 AM IST