![Priti Patel, U.K. international development secretary, speaks during the Nigeria Capital Markets and Banking Forum in London, U.K., on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017. The Nigerian government is looking to plug a 2017 budget deficit that it forecast at 2.3 trillion naira, or 2.2 percent of GDP following a revenue shortfall caused by the decline of output and price of oil, its main export. Photographer: Chris J. Ratcliffe/Bloomberg](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/AWM7J2K2SYUWDLV7P3Q33ND5ZE.jpg?smart=true&auth=93108f34d60c3e1cc777f4b1450823920e2adc3f98f4abe18e7faad1864f883e&width=400&height=225)
Priti Patel suggested that the UK should use the threat of potential economic chaos in Ireland as leverage. Bloomberg
Priti Patel suggested that the UK should use the threat of potential economic chaos in Ireland as leverage. Bloomberg
British minister apologises for failing to disclose meeting with Netanyahu
Priti Patel, the International Development Secretary, met up with several senior Israeli politicians including the country’s prime minister