GB News interview 14th July 2023
Priti’s interview with Patrick Christys on GB News, Friday 14th July 2023.
Priti Patel MP launches Get Witham Reading 2023
Witham MP, Priti Patel, visited a number of local schools across her constituency on Friday 7th July as she launched Get Witham Reading 2023. She was joined at the launch of her campaign, held at Templars Academy in Witham, by the Minister of State for Schools, the Rt Hon Nick …
I share your anger at Rwanda legal wrangle but only a noisy few are against the flights
SUN readers will be dismayed by the Court of Appeal decision to rule against plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda and have their claims processed there. Each month, thousands attempt the illegal and dangerous crossing of the Channel from the safety of France, and you rightly expect the Government …
Priti welcomes Essex mental health statutory inquiry decision
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has welcomed the decision taken by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to put the Essex Mental Health Independent Inquiry onto a statutory footing. The announcement was made in a statement in the House of Commons this week (28 June 2023) …
Local road and rail issues raised with Transport Secretary
Witham MP Priti Patel has discussed local and strategic road and rail issues with the Secretary of State for Transport, Mark Harper MP, at a meeting in the House of Commons. Priti discussed the delays to the redevelopment of Witham Station, future investment in rail infrastructure, the state of local roads and …
Priti calls for public to respond to pylons consultation
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the public to respond to the latest consultation from the National Grid on their plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead power lines between Norwich and Tilbury. The latest version of these plans follows on from the consultation which took place …
Priti drops in on Breast Cancer Now fundraiser in Tolleshunt Major
The MP for Witham, Priti Patel, has called in on a Breast Cancer Now afternoon tea fundraiser at the St Nicholas Village Hall, Tolleshunt Major. The event on Friday 23rd June 2023, was aimed at raising funds for the charity which provides support for breast cancer victims and cancer research. …
Priti secures agreement from Chancellor on global corporation tax concerns
Witham MP Priti Patel has secured agreement from the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, to address concerns she had raised about the Government’s plans to press ahead with implementing a global minimum corporation tax from the end of this year. Priti has been supported by more than 25 other MPs …
Priti raises local planning and infrastructure issues in Parliament
Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has held a debate in Parliament on housing and infrastructure in Essex (21st June 2023). During the debate she raised with the Government’s Housing and Planning Ministers local concerns over the way planning decisions are made, protections for local communities, and the need for investment in …
Priti raises Wethersfield concerns in Parliament
During a general debate on migration in the House of Common (15.06.23), the Witham MP Priti Patel has raised concerns about the Government’s plans to use Wethersfield to accommodate asylum seekers. The site is currently the subject of a legal challenge, although the Home Office are continuing to prepare the site for it to …