Department for Work & Pensions Questions 5th February 2024
Priti praises businesses in Witham for employing apprentices, and young people from the local area. Priti also urges the Secretary of State to develop a cross government British Workforce Strategy to reduce our reliance on foreign labour and upskill home grown talent.
Enough is enough… the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum
The current asylum system is collapsing. The pressures caused by illegal and dangerous routes to claim asylum, facilitated by serious organised criminal gangs exploiting people and profiting from human misery, not only costs lives but undermines public confidence. This is counter to our national interest because the same criminal gangs …
Backing Hong Kong nationals
Priti Patel was delighted to recently meet with Benedict Rogers and his colleagues from Hong Kong Watch. In January 2021, the Government launched the BNO visa when the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong. The visa reflected the UK’s historic and moral commitment to the people of Hong …
Priti reunites with former Sub-Postmaster to discuss compensation scheme
Witham MP Priti Patel visited her constituent Graham Ward, a former sub-postmaster affected by the Horizon scandal and one of the 555 heroes that took the Post Office to court. Priti first met Graham in 2010, and raised concerns with Horizon in Parliament and his case with ministers and the …
As an ex-Home Secretary we must back Rwanda bill – and stop civil servants grounding planes
It’s now been almost two years since the partnership with Rwanda was agreed and the legislation in the Nationality and Borders Act was passed to enable the Government to remove asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally to process their claims in safe third countries, like Rwanda. As the Home …
Priti speaks during the Prime Minister’s statement on Yemen
Priti voices her support for the targeted action against the Houthi regime in Yemen. Priti, a former Secretary of State for International Development pressed the Prime Minister on support for the civilian population of Yemen.
Horizon: Compensation and Convictions statement
Priti pays tribute to sub-postmasters who have campaigned relentlessly for justice during the Government statement on the Post Office scandal. Priti who has raised this issue in Parliament since 2010, also pressed with Ministers to hold individuals in the Post Office and Fujitsu to account as well as reviewing the …
My dad was a sub-postmaster – we must punish cruel and callous Post Office bosses over the Horizon scandal
MR BATES vs The Post Office was compelling viewing and raised public awareness of one of the worst corporate scandals and miscarriages of justice in history. Anyone watching will have been outraged by the financial and emotional suffering inflicted on the victims of the incompetent, cruel and callous actions of …
Let’s give people more control and economic freedom over their assets by reforming, cutting or abolishing inheritance tax.
Inheritance Tax penalises aspiration, punishes hard work and gives the state powers to take away a person’s life savings when they pass away. It’s also a tax on earnings and assets that have already been taxed as hard-working families have their income taxed, are taxed on the assets they then …
Lower taxes on businesses and households to boost economic growth!
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, spoke in the second reading of the Finance Bill where she highlighted the need for lower taxes on businesses and households to boost economic growth. During the debate, she also urged the Government to do more to take more people out of …