Priti Patel breaks the law

The grand high poobah of law and order is not so law-abiding after all, it turns out

Priti Patel has been found to have broken the law by deporting a Nigerian man before he could evidence to an inquest into the death of his friend. How very convenient. Let's not forget the Conservative Friends of Israel trip too, during which the Hindu home secretary conspicuously failed to visit any Muslim leaders or officials, despite her role as international development secretary at the time. Parts of the West Bank and Gaza would have probably been quite grateful for a bit of international development. And, oh yes, remember how she broke the ministerial rules by vindictively hounding and bullying her staff at the Home Office?

So let's stop pretending the horrible, thick little troll has any respect whatever for rules, laws or anything else that gets in her way.