- Friday, April 26, 2024
By: Sarwar Alam
Britain’s international development minister Priti Patel apologised on Monday (6) for failing to disclose meetings with senior Israeli officials during a private holiday. The meetings were a potential breach of ministerial protocol. Patel said she met with senior Israeli figures, including prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, foreign minister Yuval Rotem and opposition leader Yair Lapid. She apologised for failing to follow the usual procedures that ministers inform Britain’s Foreign Office before conducting official business overseas and said she regretted suggesting foreign secretary Boris Johnson had been aware of her trip. “I can see how my enthusiasm to engage in this way…
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