Celebrities have distanced themselves from Boohoo as the fast fashion giant faces accusations of ‘human trafficking and slavery’. Influencers including model Jayde Pierce and reality TV star Vas Morgan turned their back on the brand after claims it was using a £3.50 an hour sweatshop in Leicester. The National Crime Agency is probing whether the factories were … Read more
Boohoo’s shares have plunged by £500million today after Priti Patel asked Britain’s FBI to investigate the fast fashion chain over claims they were using an alleged £3.50-an-hour sweatshop in Leicester to produce cheap clothing during the coronavirus pandemic. The Home Secretary has stepped in and instructed the National Crime Agency to probe the issues amid claims … Read more
The Mayor of Leicester had been warned that some manufacturing companies were breaching Covid-19 social distancing guidelines three months ago, a former minister has claimed. Sir Peter Soulsby, 71, and his Labour councillors received a letter from politicians in the Conservative Party warning them of the ‘shuttered premises’ in which textile workers were operating in … Read more
Clothes workers in Leicester are being paid as little as £3.50 an hour to produce items for some of the UK’s biggest fashion brands, an investigation has uncovered. At a factory named as Jaswal Fashions, where clothes at bound for online giant Boohoo and Nasty Gal, employees are said to work for less than half … Read more
Did embattled Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick say that the UK has ‘had enough female Prime Ministers’? Amber Rudd has said an unnamed senior Tory made the comment last year She claims it came during last years’ Conservative party leadership contest Tory MPs claim that Jenrick was the MP who made the remark, which he denies … Read more
Priti Patel was brought back in to the heart of Government in July, less than two years after quitting the Cabinet in disgrace. The daughter of Gujarati Ugandan Asian who fled the regime of Idi Amin, she picked up her Tory values and work ethic from her parents. The right-winger and vocal Brexiteer was brought into … Read more
Priti Patel takes swipe at cabinet colleague Robert Jenrick over £1bn deal row – saying she ‘probably would not’ have acted as he did Home Secretary distances herself from Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick Priti Patel says she ‘probably would not’ do the same thing as Cabinet colleague Mr Jenrick watched home scheme promotional video despite it … Read more
Priti Patel attacks Labour MPs over Black Lives Matter criticism accusing them of holding ‘racist’ views because the Tory minister does not conform to a ‘stereotypical view of what an ethnic minority woman should stand for’ By David Wilcock, Whitehall Correspondent For Mailonline Published: 15:01 BST, 28 June 2020 | Updated: 15:01 BST, 28 June … Read more
Under a traffic light system (above), countries will be rated green, amber or red based on infection levels, the reliability of official data and confidence in test and trace systems Priti Patel dampened hopes of Britons desperate to jet off on holiday as soon as possible today, warning that quarantine-free ‘air bridges’ will not be … Read more
Riot police chased out of Brixton by teenage thugs. More than 20 officers injured, with two treated in hospital. The Home Secretary describing the criminal mayhem as ‘utterly vile’. Meanwhile, lockdown parties and illegal raves erupt into violence elsewhere across the country. No wonder former Metropolitan Police commissioner Lord Blair says we need an urgent ‘public … Read more
Priti Patel defies her critics to expand Prevent anti-terror drive amid fears large areas of Britain are living dangerously unprotected from extremists Priti Patel has proposed dividing England and Wales into nine regional hubs Dedicated teams would operate from extremist ‘hot spots’ in each region The review was ordered after intelligence highlighted the changing nature of … Read more
A traffic light system showing the safest holiday destinations is set to be introduced so that families can book summer getaways – as ministers agree to open air corridors for dozens of countries. The partial dismantling of Priti Patel‘s quarantine scheme means UK holidaymakers will be able to return home without having to self-isolate for … Read more
Families can again book summer getaways after ministers agreed last night to open air corridors with dozens of countries. The partial dismantling of Priti Patel‘s quarantine scheme means UK holidaymakers will be able to return home without having to self-isolate for 14 days. The Foreign Office will also lift its advice against ‘all but essential … Read more