NO to Wethersfield

CAMPAIGN

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.

She has repeatedly called on the Government to scrap the plans, citing the fact that this is a rural site unsuitable to accommodate the scale of the additional population, and that it does not have the infrastructure or public services in place.

The Wethersfield site entrance

OTHER CAMPAIGNS

Priti meets with local residents in Copford to discuss their concerns about proposed sites in the minerals plan.

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, …

Priti with Fergus Howie of Wicks Manor Farm and one of his piglets

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.

Priti's visit to the Essex & Herts Air Ambulance

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.