Jail for man who sent ‘vulgar’ letter to Priti Patel suggesting she had a romantic interlude with Boris Johnson

An NHS worker who sent a ‘disgusting’ letter to former Home Secretary Priti Patel threatening to tear her into pieces has been jailed for five months. Pooneeraj Canakiah, 65, told the 51-year-old Conservative MP for Witham, Essex: ‘Your time is coming to an end soon.’ Canakiah also made ‘vulgar’ references to Ms Patel and former Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the letter, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. David Burns, prosecuting, said: ‘Mr Canakiah appears for sentencing in relation to sending a…