Reply to: When is Priti going?

[Lost It]

Because the Press wouldn't let it lie.

[firecon]

Or was she being tried out to take over from BoJo and all was going well until some eedjit decided to use Twitter?[/QUOTE]

If that was the case then why get her to resign, surely a behind doors slap on the wrist would have been appropriate?

[Lost It]

Way I understand it..

The little issue of Israeli's holding onto the "Golan Heights" is the sticking point as it's disputed territory, therefore Patel was suggesting we give aid to an army of occupation in effect. Was she really that thick?

Or was she being tried out to take over from BoJo and all was going well until some eedjit decided to use Twitter?

[darmstadt]

Ruth Davidson slammed over high-level Tory visit to illegal Israeli settlement | HeraldScotland

https://www.timesofisrael.com/scotti...ion-to-israel/

[sasguru]

I partially disagree. Having spoken to a family member who lived in Israel for 20 years, it wouldn't have been the army. It was probably humanitarian to some extent but there would in all likelihood have been some quid pro quo. It is politics after all.

That doesn't make sense.
Why the secrecy, why the high-level meetings for a bit of humanitarian aid?
After all that's what the aid budget is for.
It wouldn't be at all contentious for aid to be given to Syrian refugees (the lefties would cheer that and even the righties might acknowledge that doing that might prevent them travelling to Europe).
So no, there's something deeper.
Something tells me Priti Patel doesn't spend her waking hours thinking about Syrian refugees.

[SlipTheJab]

Given her brief, her political beliefs, the fact that she had 12 meetings with the most senior Israelis, including their PM, and the fact that they made sure she had a cover story of visiting a Syrian refugee hospital, I reckon it was an attempt by her (or maybe as you say someone higher up) to divert money from the foreign aid budget to the Israeli army.

No doubt, wonder what the Saudi's made of it all

[Lockhouse]

Given her brief, her political beliefs, the fact that she had 12 meetings with the most senior Israelis, including their PM, and the fact that they made sure she had a cover story of visiting a Syrian refugee hospital, I reckon it was an attempt by her (or maybe as you say someone higher up) to divert money from the foreign aid budget to the Israeli army.

I partially disagree. Having spoken to a family member who lived in Israel for 20 years, it wouldn't have been the army. It was probably humanitarian to some extent but there would in all likelihood have been some quid pro quo. It is politics after all.

[OwlHoot]

I rather like Priti Patel.

If my bread were buttered on the other side, I think I probably would.

So, knowing she's an ardent Brexiter, you're a closet Remainer?

[sasguru]

I think she was set up. A case of "if you get caught you're on your own" and then she was well and truly dropped in it.

It's a case of who knew what and when. This is all part of something bigger.

Given her brief, her political beliefs, the fact that she had 12 meetings with the most senior Israelis, including their PM, and the fact that they made sure she had a cover story of visiting a Syrian refugee hospital, I reckon it was an attempt by her (or maybe as you say someone higher up) to divert money from the foreign aid budget to the Israeli army.

[Lockhouse]

I think she was set up. A case of "if you get caught you're on your own" and then she was well and truly dropped in it.

It's a case of who knew what and when. This is all part of something bigger.

[Pip in a Poke]

I rather like Priti Patel.

If my bread were buttered on the other side, I think I probably would.

[BR14]

I thought it was South of France? 3 days?

cooler = steve mc'queen = baseball + wall

FFS

[Paddy]

Priti Patel discussed giving British foreign aid money to Israeli army, Downing Street confirms

Priti Patel discussed giving British foreign aid money to Israeli army, Downing Street confirms | The Independent

[BrilloPad]

with or without a baseball?

I thought it was South of France? 3 days?

[BR14]

Shauny. Cooler. One day.

with or without a baseball?