In or out is the question
Priti Patel, an Indian origin minister in the Tory government has become the latest symbol of the divisive debate over Brexit, the popular abbreviation for Britain's exit from the European Union. The Brexit issue has dominated politics in Britain with hectic lobbying either for or against the issue. While Prime Minister Cameron is clearly against an exit, Tory grassroot activists are taking him on with 44 of them having written to him accusing him of 'disrespecting' the 'loyal servants' who helped form a majority government. 10 Downing Street is also concerned about a possible revolt within cabinet members including Ian Duncan Smith and a wavering Cameron loyalist Michael Gove. Now Patel, the employment minister in Cameron's cabinet has emerged as the poster girl for the Out campaign, with pressure being put on her to be less vocal about her stand.
Not far from No 10, is the Equadorian embassy, the home of Julian Assange since 2012. Last week, he emerged on the balcony for an Eva Peron moment when he waved aloft the UN working group's verdict that he was unjustly held since 2010. British taxpayers have shelled out £13.8 million to ensure he stayed confined to his diplomatic refuge. One of his early supporters, Rachel Johnson has hit out at Assange in her column in a national newspaper where she writes: '