Its only a guess but if Downing Street broke the ministerial code of conduct, Patel will have to be used as the sacrificial lamb?

i think she was up to something dodgy personally. As a member of the government, you don't just meet up with other governments unofficially for talks when you are on holiday. She isn't stupid, she knows the rules, if the meeting wasn't sanctioned by the UK government she should be out on her ass.

Downing Street is denying the Jewish Chronicle story:

"“It is not true that the Prime Minister knew about the International Development Secretary’s meeting with PM Netanyahu before Friday 3rd November. It is equally untrue to say that No 10 asked DfID to remove any meetings from the list they published this week."

https://order-order.com/2017/11/08/n...report-untrue/

Have you seen the tweets from those she attended meetings with complete with photograph? If there's the suggestion May didn't know about this then that makes her appear even more ineffective than was suspected.
Sorry can't copy from this link.


https://www.ft.com/content/c7f278ac-...2-6786f39ef675

Thanks MTVN

When did those pictures go up though? As for the link, I'm not paying a subscription to the FT!!

I've seen them before, can't remember where, I'll have a look. Oh I didn't have to subscribe just read the article, do a search yourself and see if it'll let you read it via a search engine?

They're in the JC article.

She's on her way home. There are 22,000 sad people tracking her flight!

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOHPcP2WsAAzIbO.jpg

To labour a hackneyed old phrase, they would say that, wouldn't they.

This is my area of work. I work for the government and travel to Israel a lot. If No.10 didn't know about Patel's visit I'd be very surprised. If they did and they are denying it... sounds more plausible.

Still, it gives Mrs May a chance to lurch away from yesterday's problem and collapse on to this one.

Yes, I think her behaviour has been Priti disgraceful 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

She's gone. Lets hope Boris is next.

That will be avoided if at all possible.
He would be far more dangerous to Mrs May on the backbenches.

Yes however DR,like you I hope it comes about too.

Absolutely good riddance to Patel from me.

I don't know whats actually happened here, but I just read this

https://www.theguardian.com/politics...al-media-storm

Which made it all out to be pretty funny. I'm guessing its a little more serious than amusing however...so going to read properly about it now D:

Shes from essex, she will have been shagging them, then told not to put these "highly sensitive meetings" on the list.

:joker:


Only a mug would do that.

I think your right about Boris being more dangerous as a backbencher.

Take em all with you Priti!! :fist:

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DOJN8akWAAEfQTC.jpg

"It's Priti shambolic"

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In my opinion, Patel has taken one for the team. Of COURSE No.10 knew about these meetings. If they didn't they're inept... but then we kind of know that.