Former Home Secretary and Witham MP Priti Patel has called for new robust laws to be put in place to tackle a range of crimes that blight our communities. Speaking during a debate on the Criminal Justice Bill in the House of Commons, Priti praised the work of the police …
Witham MP Priti Patel recently urged Minister’s to scrap the protections that vile Foreign National Offenders like disgusting sex offender Yaqub Ahmed receive in the UK. Priti, as a longstanding campaigner for victims and their families, believes that victims and the British people deserve better.
Priti raised the National Grid’s disastrous plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead powerlines between Norwich and Tilbury. Ms Patel urged the Government to do the work; commit to delivering the offshore grid that will provide more investment and growth in renewables and pull the plug on …
Earlier in the month Witham MP Priti Patel pressed Ministers to do more to support business, cut taxes and deregulate by cutting red tape. Doing this would allow businesses and individuals to keep more of the money they earn.
Witham MP Priti Patel was pleased to this month mark World Diabetes Day. On the 13th November, Priti met with campaigners and health professionals to discuss support for people living with diabetes. Priti said: “It is essential that we work together across government and the NHS to raise awareness of …
Earlier this month Ms Patel was honoured to pay her respects Witham and Tollesbury’s fallen service men and women. The MP for Witham marched alongside veterans, community groups and residents in parades in Tollesbury village and in Witham Town Centre. Priti was joined by hundreds of people who turned out …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, was pleased to see that after she raised serious concerns about road safety at Tiptree Heath Primary School, Essex police and the Safer Roads Partnership were recently (21st November) undertaking speed checks. The police in partnership with the school educated drivers by …
In the Autumn Statement, the Chancellor has finally nudged the door open to recognising that hard-pressed households and small businesses require essential support and his measures today have shown he recognises the pressures they are facing. The public must start to feel the benefits of the measures that have been …
The Chancellor must make a start on cutting taxes and curbing spending in this week’s Autumn Statement. Record taxes, higher spending and mass state subsidies are not usually the hallmarks of a Conservative government. In this week’s Autumn Statement the Chancellor must be bold. Our country needs the growth that …
By working on all options to overcome the legal barriers raised, we can get the Rwanda partnership operational, deter illegal migration and deliver the strong border controls the public expect from a Conservative Government, says Dame Priti Patel. We are all frustrated, angry and disappointed with the Supreme Court’s decision to …