The committee said in a tweet: "This morning at 10.00am we were due to be questioning the Home Secretary, Priti Patel. She has declined to attend our session."
Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper accused the Government of being in "total chaos" and asked: "What on Earth is going on? She was due to attend alongside her permanent and second permanent secretaries Matthew Rycroft and Tricia Hayes.
can turn up to the ExtremeRight EuropeanResearchGroup meeting to beg them to support her, but can't do her JOB & turn up to meet with the CommonsHomeAffs which she is being a LOT of money to DO. PatelOutNow ResignPatel ResignPritiPatel PatelUnfit4Office HoldPatel2Account
DerekSherratt 1 refuses to leave until he’s ready and she decides not to appear before committee. Who do they think they are?
Goddess1345 So we have delinquent Home Secretary. If she is concealing nothing why does she not attend the Home Affairs Committee to answer questions on Rwanda deportations. Is it because she has realised that the next PM may treat her plans with lot more scrutiny than the last one?
They think they are beyond scrutiny. Some might say they enjoy running a dictatorship. Patel definitely does
She's an intellectual lightweight who can't cope with situations where she's challenged verbally. Remember how seldom she delivered covid crisis briefings? She largely avoids daily media rounds for the same reason I suspect.
pritipatel 10DowningStreet Conservatives UKParliament ukhomeoffice What has she got to hide ? Glad she is not trying to be the next Conservatives leader. Walking disaster.
Who does she think she is. This toxic, anti democratic government need to be slung out, refusing to allow vote of no confidence, to attend committees PritiPatel BorisJohnson GTTO UKLabour this is not acceptable
Rwanda is in the UNs watch list. What more can we say.
Not for the first time, she missed 3 or 4 during the pandemic.
Following her decision not to run for leadership, I think she’s on the way out, whatever the reason.
Such arrogance by pritti patel
cause she knows anything she has to say would be complete bullshit
Surely this puts her in breech of her responsibilities. Can she now face formal disciplinary measures?
P Patel can't even be bothered to keep up the appearance of respecting democratic accountability now Johnson is on the way out. The HAC is where Parliament holds ministers to account for their actions. Johnson (& Cameron before him) has treated our democracy with contempt.
Unsurprising. The fash never like to be held to account.
She knows she can't answer in any way that would even appear to be OK.
How can she just decline to attend? She's the bloody Home Secretary, she is obliged to attend. This God forsaken government are not fit for purpose. ToryFascistDictatorship
Could make it to unauthorised meetings with foreign government officials, can't make it to Home Affairs Select Committee. Maybe she's just rough as a bear's arse after a mad one last night?
What? Who does she think she is?
WTF refuses to attend, isn't this the opportunity to directly question a minister on how their department is run. How can she refuse . This could be the last opportunity to question the Home Secretary before the summer recess of Parliament.
Wants it both ways - keep the job, the perks, but cast off the responsibilities. So much for the sense of duty she said was the reason for staying in post. Using the collapse of Johnson's government to avoid scrutiny. She's abhorrent.
Useless at job say whole of police men weman
Can't they demand her attendance?
Bully and a coward. What a terrible combination
Fascist?
The absolute arrogance of the woman,smh
Priti Pathetic Priti Cowardly Priti Paranoid Priti Scared
There was no Rwanda deportation plan to start with…was a red herring to appease the masses.
She is part of Johnson,s cabinet why would you expect this woman to act in a honest decent manner 🤷♀️
Well, we can now add coward to her many other failings.
Oh come on! It would go out on social media, and make her look bad!!! Why would she?
She must attend and answer questions. This is not a dictatorship where she can just push legislations without public consultation and expect everyone to shut up and accept it. pritipatel fascist RwandaDeportation humanrights democracy
Well when the pm of the day decides accountability is an overrated concept, the minions follow suit.
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