Asked if the vigil, where women were manhandled and arrested, was the beginning of the end for the then-Met Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick, Ms Patel said:"It was a range of things, it wasn't just the one incident, appalling though it was.Advertisement
She said she did not fire Dame Cressida straight away after that as she felt it was the whole Met Police leadership team that was failing women - and she brought them in to find out what was happening. The MP for Witham, 50, added:"Let's be honest, since then we've learnt so much about the Metropolitan Police about conduct, attitudes."Priti Patel resigns as home secretaryMs Patel also spoke about receiving"consistent levels of harassment and abuse" over the 12 years she has been an MP.
She said that has ranged from intimidation and unkind things to people following her home and death threats."It provides pause for thought, there's no doubt about that but I came into politics because I believe in public service - I'm very old fashioned in that sense that I do believe in public service."
Ms Patel said there has also been abuse within parliament, with MPs saying she has"no right to speak out on certain issues because of the colour of my skin" - which she said was"unacceptable"."People know that I'm a Hindu and of Indian origin, that was completely unacceptable but yet a national newspaper felt they could do that and it was in the public interest," she added.
pritipatel BethRigby Wonder who the smiling assassin is stabbing and twisting the knife into Truss 😂😂😜👍🏽
What a turnip..if she was any thicker she'd set.
BethRigby Oh Beth, this enabling of the Priti rebrand is so unnecessary. Keep smirky bollox off our screens PLEASE. You are so much better than this x
BethRigby Who gives a fig what pritiNasty has to say - former indeed ! passé more like, and never was. GetTheeGone ! GeneralElectionNow !
BethRigby Why are we interested now in this backbencher and ex homesecretary who has failed on any measure of what she set as her objectives
Smug. Self satisfied. Not the Home Secretary any longer. What a bummer.
What a colossal waste of time for your viewers.
BethRigby If the markets have forced a reversal of most of the contents of the mini budget, that's a pretty resounding vote of no confidence in this government. We need a general election now.
BethRigby Crisis?
BethRigby She is a complete irrlevance
Smirker Tensing.
BethRigby Sorry but no - you are not the next PM love
what would she know?
These 5 are ignoring everyone. There is NO ONE capable to remove them. They know that. The Tories won't do anything,they are protecting themselves. Look at the debacle at the PMQ, the speaker let her get away with it all.
Crikey are we listening to analysis from Priti Patel ? We are in a mess
Priti for pm 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
Priti pathetic done nothing ! Not one thing ! To stop the channel invasion of this country
Why are they committing suicide in this manner?
Tory MP's only care about one thing.
Resting smirk face
Market Forces is a weird way of saying Reality. If only 'Market Forces' were as observed with Brexit. There's growth just sitting there and no need for any Austerity to get it. Just a little humble pie and Britain gets back on track.
Are some tories undercover Labour?
'Market Forces' like the ones they relied on and championed to regulate demand and cost when privatising utilities?
Smug McSmugface getting in on the act and stating the obvious about the direction of Gvt policy but neglecting the equally obvious, that it was this was stunningly stupid, avoidable mini budget by her Gvt which got us where we are.
In this current climate if something is done and the media and the opposition don't agree with it, then it's constant barracking and pressurising until it's altered. I wonder if it would be same if Labour was power.
I can’t abide this woman 🤬pritipatel
No Tory incompetence is forcing yet another Tory u turn
Waiting for his moment. Dark forces closing in on TrUss, Queen of the U TURN.
No interest in what Priti Evil has to say
Thought she was away to Rwanda
The markets won’t return though.
LoL snooty Patel giving economic talks..
Conservatives are toast at the next election imo.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 another u-turn hey?! I guess that’s what happens when you embark on an ideological economic journey without considering the reality of market forces, globalisation, etc!
I don't believe a word that pritipatel says anymore. All her bluff and no action whilst Home Secretary has diminished any credibility she ever had in my opinion.
She would but she's wrong.
Is this a Joke😆Z Govt is outta Control totally🤢
trussliz can’t avoid the real world forever.