ministers critical of priti patel and cabinet ministers have been briefing against priti patel ministers have been briefing against priti patel saying she is all talk. friends priti patel saying she is all talk. friends of priti patel saying she is all talk. friends of priti patel have said she is fighting friends of priti patel have said she is fighting a lone battle and even the prime is fighting a lone battle and even the prime minister has not been listening the prime minister has not been listening to her, spent ages trying to improve listening to her, spent ages trying to improve her nationality and borders to improve her nationality and borders bill and try to water it down borders bill and try to water it down and borders bill and try to water it down and the defence secretary ben wallace down and the defence secretary ben wallace wouldn t allow the royal navy into the channel and the defence navy into the channel and the defence office dragged its feet in
not have been any faster and in terms of those people that may have already arrived from southern africa before the rules change, i think the right thing to do was to contact them all and make sure they are taking tests and self isolating if necessary and that is exactly what we have done. necessary and that is exactly what we have done. that was the health secreta , we have done. that was the health secretary. sajid we have done. that was the health secretary, sajid javid. the sunday telegraph have an article about walk anti government speakers being barred from whitehall. thea;r being barred from whitehall. they invited someone being barred from whitehall. they invited someone into the home office and then invited someone into the home office and then the guest speaker then let rip at and then the guest speaker then let rip at the and then the guest speaker then let rip at the home secretary and said how useless she was. it doesn t sound how useless she was. it doesn t
an operation trying to earn some money to pay for an operation for a sister and had trekked an operation for a sister and had trekked across europe from turkey to calais trekked across europe from turkey to calais and trekked across europe from turkey to calais and it trekked across europe from turkey to calais and it was his second attempt and in calais and it was his second attempt and in the calais and it was his second attempt and in the first attempt his boat sank and in the first attempt his boat sank and and in the first attempt his boat sank and he was rescued and the trafficker sank and he was rescued and the trafficker disappeared, no surprise. he then trafficker disappeared, no surprise. he then made the second attempt. he can t swim he then made the second attempt. he can t swim and team is one of only two survivors can t swim and team is one of only two survivors from the capsized dinghy two survivors from the capsized dinghy in two survivors fro
patel. cabinet ministers embroiled in a civil war over the channel migrant crisis. what is the politics of this within the government understanding of priti patel on this issue? it understanding of priti patel on this issue? ., , , understanding of priti patel on this issue? . , , ., understanding of priti patel on this issue? , ., ,, . issue? it has been two years since priti patel started issue? it has been two years since priti patel started telling - priti patel started telling everybody she would crack down on the cross channel migrants and the figures the cross channel migrants and the figures have only got worse. the message figures have only got worse. the message coming through to boris johnson message coming through to boris johnson from backbench mps message coming through to boris johnson from backbench mp5 is that this is johnson from backbench mp5 is that this is the johnson from backbench mp5 is that this is the issue causing most concerh this is the issue c
and this is bbc news. i m ben brown. the headlines: mandatory mask wearing in shops and on public transport is being reintroduced in england, after two confirmed cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus in the uk. the health secretary s expected to announce more details on restrictions. israel will ban the entry of all foreigners for two weeks to try to prevent the spread of the new omicron variant one case has so far been confirmed in the country. dozens of people who arrived at amsterdam s schipol airport from south africa on friday have covid 19. dutch health authorities are testing to see if it s the omicron variant. european ministers minus the uk home secretary priti patel meet for talks in calais today about how to stop migrants crossing the channel. and weather warnings are still in place in parts of the uk as the clean up from storm arwen continues