The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has continued to stand up for motorists in Essex who face paying the costs of the Labour Mayor of London Sadiq Khan’s hated ULEZ tax, which will affect vehicles crossing the Greater London boundary, when it is expanded in two weeks’ time on 29 August. The £12.50 …
Retired film-maker Christopher Hamblin is unmoved at the prospect of a lump-sum payment from developers to compensate him for the electricity pylons and cables they want to build near his village in the east of England. “That’s the trouble with these guys — they know the price of everything and …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to be transparent and clarify their plans for the length of time they expect the Wethersfield site to be used for asylum accommodation, following reports this weekend that the Home Office is planning to use the site for five years. The …
Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to bring forward promised protections against terror attacks in venues and public places. The mother of Manchester Arena victim Martyn Hett, Figen Murray, has been campaigning for a law in his name for four years, with the backing of victims of terrorism, former senior …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, recently paid a visit to meet staff at Facial Aesthetics, an award-winning local business based in Rivenhall. The business, which is a medical aesthetics clinic, provides a number of services as well as skincare treatments. Along with celebrating their 20th anniversary this …
Former home secretary Priti Patel has accused the government of being “secretive about its intentions” to house asylum seekers on a former military base. Ministers claim that accommodating 1,700 migrants at RAF Wethersfield in Essex will be cheaper than hotels, but a leaked Home Office memo showed that “value for …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, visited the Hedingham Omnibuses depot in Kelvedon on Wednesday 9th August to meet with Mr Gavin Smith, Managing Director of Go East Anglia, to discuss the concerns constituents have raised in recent weeks about the school bus services provided and to visit …
The Member of Parliament for Witham, Priti Patel, has paid a visit to the Witham Youth Hang Out Group (WYHOG) at its latest meet on Wednesday 9th August at the Witham Rugby Club in Spa Road. The youth club, which was formed by volunteers in 2018, is dedicated to providing …
Priti Patel, the Member of Parliament for Witham, has written to the Health Secretary, the Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP, for an update on the inquiry into mental health services in Essex, following the announcement that it would be moving to a statutory footing. The independent inquiry into mental health …
The presenters of Top Gear pulled no punches as they ridiculed Chinese cars on a visit to the country just over a decade ago. “It is the most tragic looking thing,” Jeremy Clarkson boomed, looking down at one manufacturer’s effort to imitate the iconic Mini Cooper. “Like someone has described …