Priti Patel: the rising star tipped to lead Brexit campaign

Employment minister's hardline stances and unabashed Thatcherism have made her a leader of the 'new Right'

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Priti Patel has served as home secretary since July 2019
(Image credit: BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Image)

She is the female British-Asian MP who has provoked unlikely comparisons to right-wing diehards such as former Cabinet Minister Lord Tebbit. Now Priti Patel could be about to raise her public profile by leading the charge for Brexit. So who is she and why is she such a divisive figure, even within her party?

Who is Priti Patel?

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