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Businesses, families and farms across Essex will be worse off as a result of the Labour Government’s budget announcements, warns Witham MP Priti Patel. The budget, which increases taxes by record levels, includes a £25bn tax hike on businesses through changes to employers’ national insurance contributions and will force family-run …

Witham MP Priti Patel has met with Rupert Cox, the new Managing Director of Go East Anglia and the parent company of Hedingham Bus Services, to discuss on going issues with the several services they operate in the Witham constituency. Priti has been in touch with many constituents from right …

Witham MP Priti Patel has recently met with Mark Sweeney, Group Public Affairs Director and Gurinder Jhans, Manager Group Public Affairs at Lloyds Banking Group, to discuss their planned closure of both the Halifax and Lloyds bank branches in Witham by the end of November. During their meeting, Priti raised …

Witham’s MP Priti Patel recently spoke in debates in Westminster Hall and in The House of Commons regarding the Government’s plans to introduce VAT on independent schools’ fees. Labour put up their Treasury Minister to respond to both debates and Priti asked him what impact assessments had been drawn up …

Priti during the the second reading of the Renters Reform Bill took the time to praise Landlords for their contribution to the housing market and for providing decent quality rental accommodation. While there are some Landlords who do not conform to the standards we all expect, and those who are …

Witham MP Priti Patel has praised  Goldhanger Parish Council and local residents for their work in putting forward a robust case to a planning inspector considering an appeal for a large-scale new housing development in the village on land off of Head Street. The application was originally refused by Maldon …

Working for a better Witham

The Witham constituency is a fantastic place to live and work. It includes some of the most beautiful countryside in Essex as well as great, world leading businesses. The constituency is both urban and rural and includes over 30 parish councils and parts of four local authorities. Since 2010 Priti has been proud to represent this part of Essex and champion the needs of local communities across the whole constituency

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CAMPAIGNS

Essex local quarries plan

Essex County Council has recently consulted on 52 potential candidate sites across the County for new quarrying activities as part of their review of their 2014 Minerals Local Plan. 20 of those sites fall within the Witham constituency. This part of Essex already has a high number of quarrying sites, …

Defending Rural Essex

Priti is proud to support farmers, producers and rural communities in Essex. She’s working with the police to tackle rural crime, campaigning to safeguard agricultural land and promoting more sales and exports of local produce.

Supporting local charities

Priti supports a number of local charities and good causes in the constituency, including Farleigh Hospice, the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity and the Royal British Legion.

Opposing National Grid’s pylon plans

Priti has been campaigning against the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead power lines in East Anglia and calling for the development of an offshore grid as an alternative.

NO to Wethersfield

Priti is opposing the use of accomodation at the former air force base at Wethersfield by the Home Office for asylum seekers. The rural site, located in the Braintree district, is being used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers who have entered the UK illegally while their claims are processed. …

Backing local healthcare services

Priti continues to campaign to secure improvements and new investment in local health, social care, and mental health services. She regularly meets local doctors, nurses, and paramedics, has successfully campaigned for more GPs to be trained locally at Anglia Ruskin University, and has frequent discussions with Government Ministers about the …

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