“With our educated workforce, our language as the international language of commerce, we are ideally geographically located to prepare for success. Following Brexit, we will have the tools at our disposal to take advantage of these attributes, and to benefit from the new opportunities that are emerging around the world.”

British politician

Priti Patel is a British politician and Conservative Party figure, active in public life since 2010, when she became the Member of Parliament for Witham. She served as Home Secretary from 2019 to 2022, and later as Shadow Foreign Secretary from 2024 to 2026. She also held the post of Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017. Known for her right-wing Conservative views, she describes herself as a Thatcherite and has drawn attention for her socially conservative positions.