Priti Patel: parliamentary piranha

The British minister is clinging to her job amid multiple allegations of bullying her subordinates at the Home Office

Priti Patel, the British Home Secretary, acknowledged that Britain‘s new immigration rules would have blocked her parents from moving to Britain from Uganda

In Brief

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Age: 47

Appearance: smirks when under pressure

Newsworthiness: the British Home Secretary has been accused of bullying staff in her department, leading to the resignation of her most senior civil servant

In Depth

Like many spouses, it’s said that Priti Patel’s husband has a pet name for her. According to friends, Alex Sawyer refers to his wife of 16 years as his “personal piranha” due to the fact that she’s “quite small ...