Home secretary Priti Patel.
A leading official in Unite the union has been suspended from the Labour Party after tweeting that Priti Patel should be “deported” for her treatment of refugees, HuffPost UK understands.
Howard Beckett has apologised for saying the home secretary is “disgusting” in a now deleted tweet.
Patel was born in London to Indian parents who fled to the UK from Uganda just before Idi Amin’s decision to deport all Asians.
Beckett, Unite’s assistant general secretary, is running to replace Len McCluskey as general secretary, and sits on the Labour Party’s ruling National Executive Committee (NEC). A party spokesperson said “appropriate action will be taken” over Beckett’s comment.
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Why Boris Johnson’s Alleged Sleaze Matters Even If The Polls Don’t Move Yet
This does have the potential to be quite harmful for the Tories.
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Despite the fire and fury of this week’s prime minister’s questions, it seems the cash for cushions row has so far amounted to little but a pillow fight in the eyes of voters.
Several polls in the last 24 hours have shown Tory numbers barely moving, with Labour’s even slightly down despite the sleaze allegations engulfing Boris Johnson.