Witham MP Priti Patel last week spoke in the Parliamentary debate on the new Rwanda Treaty and the UK-Rwanda Partnership. As the Home Secretary who introduced the original Rwanda plan, Priti challenged MP’s who sought to speak ill of the country of Rwanda, and reminded the House that this partnership …
Recently, Witham MP Priti Patel met with the leadership of Greater Anglia to discuss a number of rail issues. During the meeting Ms Patel discussed the successful campaign to save ticket offices from closure, an issue she has campaigned on in Parliament. Priti pressed them on much needed station improvements …
Priti Patel, MP for Witham, has announced the winner of her annual Christmas card competition. This year Priti was inundated with entries from school children from across the Witham constituency and the successful entry came from Eliza Gardner, aged 8 from St. Andrew’s Junior School Hatfield Peverel. During a visit …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, recently met with mental health charity Mind and their team in the Mid and North Essex branch, based in Maldon, to discuss their work in helping those in need of mental health support. During the meeting, Priti met Ms Ginny Idehen, the Chief Executive Officer of …
Witham MP Priti Patel celebrated Small Business Saturday 2023 in her constituency by meeting with a number of local shopkeepers. Priti has always been a strong champion of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which are responsible for providing around 80% of local jobs. She regularly visits local businesses and …
Witham MP Priti Patel this week raised concerns with the Education Secretary about local schools impacted by RAAC. During the Department for Education Parliamentary question session, Priti asked for assurances from the Secretary of State that contractors who are building the temporary accommodation for impacted schools deliver these needed replacement …
Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the decision taken by Maldon District Council to refuse to grant planning permission to a developer who wanted to build a large housing development outside of the settlement boundary in Goldhanger. The plans for new dwellings on a site off of Head Street were …
Witham MP Priti Patel has celebrated local businesses and food producers in Essex and the contribution they will be making to Christmas meals in the UK and abroad. Speaking during questions to ministers from the Department for Business and Trade, Priti mentioned world famous jam producers Wilkin and Sons in …
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham has given her backing to local grassroots sports investment as part of a recent meeting with The Football Foundation at Witham Sports Ground. The Football Foundation is the country’s largest sports charity, with their funding coming from the Premier League, the FA as …
During the most recent Department for Science, Innovation and Technology Parliamentary question session, Priti pressed Ministers on concerns local residents had raised with the impact of the planned retirement of the public switched telephone network (PSTN), and support for rural communities who currently have access to slow or poor broadband …