British Prime Minister Theresa May has summoned her International Development Secretary Priti Patel back from a trip to Africa following a scandal over unauthorized meetings in Israel, prompting speculation she will be the second minister in a week to be fired.
Patel left London on Tuesday on a trip to Uganda, but a UK government source said she was returning to London Wednesday at May’s request.
Patel was forced to apologies on Monday for taking a family holiday to Israel in August and holding 12 separate meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other politicians without May’s knowledge.
She was publicly reprimanded by the prime minister but appeared to keep her job. However, it emerged late Tuesday there had been another two unauthorized meetings in September.