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22 May Coronavirus

Coronavirus: People arriving in UK must spend two weeks in quarantine or face £1,000 fine

People arriving in the UK must spend two weeks in quarantine or face fines of £1,000 to prevent new coronavirus cases from entering the country.

22 May Coronavirus

The Breakfast Briefing: U-turn if you absolutely have to, PLUS Priti Patel’s Covid quarantine plan

Your essential morning guide to what’s moving in Westminster from the PoliticsHome team

22 May Coronavirus

Priti Patel to unveil plan to quarantine all UK arrivals amid Conservative opposition

Priti Patel will spell out the Government’s plans to quarantine all international arrivals later, in the teeth of opposition from some Conservative MPs.

20 May Coronavirus

Families of care workers who die from coronavirus can now stay in UK after Home Office climbdown

The families of NHS care workers and cleaners who die on the coronavirus frontline will be allowed to stay in the UK after a major climbdown from the Home Office.

20 May Home affairs

Terror suspects could have movements restricted indefinitely under new laws

Terror suspects could have their movement restricted indefinitely under new laws put forward by ministers.

29 Apr Coronavirus

Visa extensions for NHS staff during coronavirus expanded to cover midwives and social workers too

Free visa extensions for NHS staff on the coronavirus frontline are being extended to cover more healthcare workers, Priti Patel has confirmed.

29 Apr Home affairs

Labour demands publication of Priti Patel bullying report ‘as soon as possible’

Labour is demanding that the findings of a Whitehall probe into whether Priti Patel broke the ministerial code be made public “as soon as possible”, amid reports the Home Secretary has been cleared.

28 Apr Coronavirus

EXCL Anger as Priti Patel stands by ‘mean and counterproductive’ migrant Universal Credit ban amid coronavirus crisis

Priti Patel has batted away calls to suspend “mean and counterproductive” rules that bar some migrants from accessing Universal Credit during the coronavirus crisis.

27 Apr Coronavirus

Surge in coronavirus domestic abuse cases needs ‘urgent’ attention of Cobra, MPs tell Priti Patel

Ministers are being urged to ramp up their support for victims of domestic abuse amid a surge in cases during the coronavirus lockdown.

20 Apr Home affairs

Former Home Office chief Sir Philip Rutnam starts legal action after Priti Patel bullying row

The former Home Office chief at the centre of the Priti Patel bullying row has begun legal proceedings against the Government.

12 Apr Coronavirus

Priti Patel unveils extra help for domestic abuse support lines amid surge in demand during coronavirus lockdown

Domestic abuse helplines will receive a £2m funding boost so they can support people affected by the crime during the nationwide coronavirus lockdown, the Home Secretary has vowed.

12 Apr Coronavirus

Nurses told to refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they cannot get protective equipment as criticism of government mounts

Nurses should refuse to treat coronavirus patients if they have not been given adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), according to their union.

09 Apr Coronavirus

Coronavirus: Priti Patel blasts police chief’s ‘inappropriate’ threat to check trolleys for ‘legitimate' shopping

Priti Patel has criticised a police chief after he said his force could start checking people’s trolleys for “legitimate” shopping during the coronavirus lockdown.

09 Apr Coronavirus

Priti Patel in furious row with Yvette Cooper over attempts to quiz her on Home Office's coronavirus response

A furious row has erupted beween Priti Patel and Yvette Cooper over claims the Home Secretary has refused to appear before MPs to be quizzed on her department’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.

31 Mar Coronavirus

Visas for NHS staff extended by a year to help tackle coronavirus outbreak

Overseas NHS staff will be handed a 12-month visa extension as part of the efforts to tackle the coronavirus outbreak, the Home Office has announced.

24 Mar Home affairs

EXCL Priti Patel urged to take Windrush compensation scheme out of Home Office hands to encourage victims to come forward

The Home Office "cannot be trusted" to run the scheme to compensate people wronged by the Windrush scandal and should hand it over to an independent body, Priti Patel has been warned.

19 Mar Home affairs

Priti Patel 'truly sorry' after damning report reveals 'profound institutional failure' led to Windrush scandal

Priti Patel has said she is "truly sorry" for the way the Home Office treated the Windrush generation after a damning report into the scandal accused the department of "a profound institutional failure" spanning decades.