Priti Patel has been accused of breaking the ministerial code over the meetings she held during a “family trip” to Israel. On Monday she was rebuked by Theresa May PAPriti Patel is heading to Downing Street after being summoned back from an official trip in Africa. The international development secretary is expected to be fired for failing to disclose the full details of her contacts with Israeli ministers to Theresa May. Mrs May’s decision to recall her minister — and Downing Street briefing about her fate — ensured tens of thousands monitored her flight back from Kenya. Ms Patel’s fate appeared to be sealed despite claims by some of her allies that No 10 had known about key meetings, including with…

Source: The Times November 08, 2017 00:46 UTC