Today's statement is a desperate last-ditch attempt by Priti Patel to save her job - Kate Osamor MP

Kate Osamor MP, Shadow Secretary of State for International Development, commenting on the statement released earlier today by Secretary of State for International Development Priti Patel MP regarding personal meetings she held in Israel while on holiday, said: 

"Today's statement is a desperate last-ditch attempt by Priti Patel to save her job. It has now emerged that, contrary to her statement on Friday, the Foreign Secretary was never told in advance about her meetings in Israel - which we have only now discovered included meetings with Prime Minister Netanyahu and with the Foreign Ministry. 

“Not only does it look like she might have breached the Ministerial Code, she has now been caught misleading the British public. If she doesn't now resign, then Theresa May must immediately refer the issue to the Cabinet Office for a full investigation."