Priti Patel's allies have laid a flurry of embarrassing leaks disclosing brainstorming on asylum policy firmly at the door of the Foreign Office. The slew of damaging briefings has infuriated the upper echelons of the Home Office, with Permanent Secretary Matthew Rycroft confirming an inquiry into the leaks. It risks exploding into an all-out Whitehall blame-war after supporters of Ms Patel hit back yesterday and pointed the finger at Foreign Office officials. The wheels of a Home Office probe into the leaks are already in motion to root out the source. Another option was to have boats with pumps generating waves in a bid to force boats back into French waters.

Source: Daily Mail October 02, 2020 01:21 UTC