london british aid minister priti patel force office wednesday undisclosed meet israeli officials prime minister theresa may seek reassert diminish authority negotiate brexit patel brexit campaigner popular rule conservative party abandon trip africa early wednesday summon may answer question unsanctioned meet breach diplomatic protocol hastily arrange meet long patel land london may office release minister letter resignation patel say conduct israel fall high standards require post action mean best intentions action also fell standards transparency openness promote advocate patel write letter may offer fulsome apology government happen offer resignation may respond letter say detail come light right decide resign adhere high standards transparency openness advocate clear would replace patel hold meet holiday israel early year british protocol cabinet minister would normally organize meet foreign office accompany officials visit israelis would typically balance meet palestinians second resignation may top team week underline weakness time face complicate task unravel 40 years tie european union hold deeply divide party together patel meet israeli officials may office say aware report visit israeli army field hospital golan heights increase pressure prime minister depend northern irish party parliament pass legislation act quickly force patel resign loss enthusiastic brexit campaigner cabinet team top minister could mean may face great pressure lawmakers pursue clean break eu priti popular theresa contact influence overseas senior conservative source say may want priti unleash back bench source say use term describe lawmakers patel sack week may ally michael fallon defense secretary resign sexual harassment scandal also catch two minister include deputy damian green week crises foreign minister boris johnson tuesday press apologize remark make jail aid worker iran critics say could prompt islamic republic hand long jail term brexit talk hamstring much britain pay leave european union opposition lawmakers critics openly question whether may continue prime minister time government stench death pat mcfadden lawmaker main opposition labour party tell parliament tuesday british aid minister patel resign new test pm may