Video from Tory donor lunch shows Boris Johnson joking that hardliner Priti Patel is making the UK as tough on crime as Saudi Arabia
Johnson joked about the UK becoming the "Saudi Arabia of penal policy, under our wonderful Home Secretary."
Johnson made the joke at a Tory fundraising lunch last week. Insider has obtained video of it.
Downing Street previously denied he made a similar remark on a call with business leaders.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECjM66sERuEA joke by Boris Johnson that the UK could become 'the Saudi Arabia of penal policy' under Priti Patel has been condemned as 'disgusting' and a 'new low' by opposition politicians. The prime minister made the remarks during a speech behind closed doors at a Conservative party fundraiser event on 10 September. Saudi Arabia is one of the most punitive regimes in the world