Priti Patel deserves her own thread

And if anyone thinks that she just happened to be holiday .....

Eloethan I think you might be underestimating the power and influence of the Conservative Friends of Israel - their President Lord Polak set up all these meetings and I’m astonished at how little scrutiny he is being given. PP is virulently anti-Palestine and pro-Israel and also very ambitious - the Israelis must have seen this as a marriage made in heaven. A woman vain enough and stupid enough to be manipulated by men who make Machiavelli look like a pussycat. Imagine their hopes to have her as their woman on the inside pushing their case across the cabinet table. Imagine how important they made her feel, how flattered, how important - well the Israelis and PP and not to mention the eminence gris of LP damn well underestimated just how far they could subvert our democratic system and eventually how much even this government was prepared to have one of its own being manipulated by a foreign government

Eloethan - I've been thinking exactly the same thing. She couldn't have just turned up at the Knesset, knocked on Bibi's door and said Hello - how're you doing? He is well protected, and needs to be.
Then a guided tour of sensitive parts of Israel - security again.
Arrangements must have been made in advance by organisers on both sides.
And if this is the case, what is the Govt. trying to cover up now?

For the life of me I can't work out why she did this.

So many partisan meetings, in a political hot-spot, particularly meeting Netanyahu - even I know that it's not convention to meet above your weight.

I can't believe she is so very stupid - was she brazen or naïve? I can't think the latter or she wouldn't have kept it a secret. Maybe the attention of the Israelis went to her head and made her feel far more important/unassailable than she was

So many questions - I wonder if she'll put herself up to questioning in a newspaper/TV interview.

I think this whole saga is very odd and it is quite an extraordinary notion that Priti Patel did all these things completely off her own bat and without anyone else being aware or involved.

Surely, it is not straightforward for someone at her level to be granted a private meeting with Benjamin Netanyahu?

Perhaps PP has been the "fall guy" in all this - though I can't say I care much because there is nothing whatsoever I admire or like about her - and her latest comments about lazy British workers were, I think, disgraceful.

Pritti Patel has got what she deserves-the sack

Oh I think intellect is not the same as intelligence and that common sense is not the same as cleverness

Ooohhhh I like the distinction between being clever and being intelligent

I like it, too, but unfortunately I always think of it the other way round in that some one could have a tremendous intellect (intelligence) but no common sense (cleverness) at all.

Maybot is dining with Dacre tonight- says it all really

And of course dont forget Damion Green - him with extreme porn (allegedly) on his computer.

What a bunch of low life’s they all are

Ooohhhh I like the distinction between being clever and being intelligent

"They are usually very clever but completely lacking in intelligence."

Sounds like Boris.

I'm afraid you're right whitewave.

I have to agree with your 20:34:12 post maryeliza. There seems to be little sense of doing what's right.

Monica I agree but would just swap the word 'intelligence' for good Yorkshire 'nouse'. The worry is just how many of the current front bench don't have any at all.

BJ is safe no doubt about that - another example of what ‘the best education’ results in

Priti Patel is one of those people who have overwheening ambition and are always over confident, They are usually very clever but completely lacking in intelligence.

The only consolation is that sooner or later their ambition and over confidence leads to them falling over their own feet and they rarely rise again.

I can only think of one exception to the non-recover and that is Jeffrey Archer

May didn’t have the balls to sack her. No chance she’ll get rid of Johnson.

Who saw JRM on C4 News being a PP apologist - proof if any were needed that the allegedly best education in the world can result in a complete and utter prat

The very idea that what matters is replacing a Brexiteer with a Brexiteer as opppsed to someone who might be able to you know do the job is just mind blowing

“While my actions were meant with the best of intentions, my actions also fell below the standards of transparency and openness that I have promoted and advocated."

Brilliant. She left by the back door, just to show transparency and openness.

One Brextremist down in the cabinet. I wonder who May will put in her place.

I think she is lucky she was allowed to do that rather than be sacked.

Patel has resigned.

Has she been fired yet? She's in no 10 as we speak.

Well Cindersdad for one.

Nobody on here is defending Patel, so no need.