Priti Patel has announced she is stepping down as Home Secretary
Ms Patel said the "political system was broken" when Mr Johnson became Prime Minister, writing: "Parliament was tearing itself apart as some MPs showed contempt for our democracy and desperately tried to block Brexit.
While she pledged her support for the new leader, she said it was "vital" that she continued to support the policies she had pursued to tackle illegal immigration - including the deportation of asylum seekers to Rwanda. Her three years in office have been marked by a series of controversies - not least her attempts to stem the flow of migrants crossing the Channel.'Unite or it's over': Iain Duncan-Smith says Tories are 'staring into the grave' and must now support TrussEarlier this year she signed what she described as a "landmark" agreement with Rwanda to send refugees to the east African state to claim asylum there.
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