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Priti meets health professionals to discuss diabetes.

Priti supports World Diabetes Day

Published on 28th November 2023 Published in General News

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 …

Priti visits Tiptree Heath Primary school.

Police take action to protect children from dangerous drivers after Priti raises concerns

Published on 27th November 2023 Published in Local News

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 …

The Autumn Statement is good but it is just a start, says Dame Priti Patel

The Autumn Statement is good but it is just a start, says Dame Priti Patel

Published on 27th November 2023 Published in National News

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 …

Priti Patel writes in the Telegraph about her vision for the Autumn Statement.

Dare to be a Conservative, Jeremy Hunt

Published on 22nd November 2023 Published in National News

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 …

What we must do now about the Rwanda plan

Published on 16th November 2023 Published in National News

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 …

Priti presents fundraising award for Great Ormand Street Hospital to Louise Hewitt and Sarah Tew along with senior representatives from David Wilson Homes.

Priti supports Great Ormond Street fundraising at new development visit

Published on 27th October 2023 Published in Local News

Witham MP Priti Patel is supporting David Wilson Homes’ fundraising for their charity of the year, Great Ormond Street Hospital, while visiting their new development site Mortimer Place in Hatfield Peverel. Priti presented an award to Louise Hewitt and Sarah Tew for their fundraising efforts while also wearing a pedometer …

Opposition to National Grid’s pylons plans raised by Priti in Parliament

Published on 25th October 2023 Published in Local News

Local and regional opposition to the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead powerlines in the East of England was highlighted by Witham MP Priti Patel in a parliamentary debate today (25 October 2023). During the debate on the planning considerations for renewable energy infrastructure, …

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