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Schools line up for Get Witham Reading 2019

Published on 7th July 2019 Published in Local News

Eight schools in Witham have confirmed their participation in Get Witham Reading 2019 organised by Witham MP, Priti Patel.  This is the crusading MP’s eighth annual school literacy campaign aimed at improving standards of literacy across the Witham constituency. This year’s participants are: Tiptree Heath Primary School, Tiptree St Luke’s …

Priti Patel MP backs Boris on police numbers pledge

Published on 4th July 2019 Published in Local News

Priti Patel, the MP for Witham, has welcomed Tory leadership candidate Boris Johnson’s pledge to increase police numbers across the country by 20,000, if he becomes Prime Minister later this this month. Priti, who has successfully campaigned for more police funding for Essex, said: “The law-abiding majority should be able …

Priti Patel MP backs Witham Industrial Watch ballot

Published on 3rd July 2019 Published in Local News

Witham MP Priti Patel is supporting the ballot for Witham Industrial Watch (WIW) to continue to champion businesses on the Town’s industrial estates in a ballot to renew their Business Improvement District (BID) for a third five year term. BID status enables the WIW to re-invest funds raised from businesses …

This country can leave the EU and thrive – but only with a true Brexiteer at the helm

Published on 3rd July 2019 Published in National News

We cannot have another Remain-supporting PM acting as a born-again Leaver Over the next week, Conservative Party members must ask themselves one key question: do we elect a leader who will continue to ignore the British people’s decision to leave the EU by dragging on with this Government’s failed strategy …

Military honour guard for the new Little Totham War Memorial

VIPs unveil Little Totham War Memorial

Published on 28th June 2019 Published in Local News

At a special ceremony today (28th June) VIPs including the Lord Lieutenant of Essex, Jennifer Tolhurst DL, the Member of Parliament for Witham, the Rt Hon, Priti Patel, Little Totham Parish Council Chairman & Maldon District Councillor Richard Siddall and Cllr Bob Boyce, Chairman of Maldon DC have today (28th …

Witham MP monitors rare bacterial infection outbreak in Essex

Published on 26th June 2019 Published in Local News

The MP for Witham, Priti Patel has been advised by the Mid-Essex Clinical Commissioning Group that there has been a small outbreak of strep, a rare bacterial infection in Essex which has affected three residents in her constituency. According to the CCG, there have been 32 reported cases of invasive …

Group shot - The Rt Hon Priti Patel MP (seated far left) Chairs the latest GEML meeting at Westminster 24.06.19.

GEML Taskforce Chair, Priti Patel MP sees key elements of plan for new rail investment coming together

Published on 24th June 2019 Published in General News

The latest Great Eastern Mainline (GEML) Taskforce meeting was held today at Portcullis House, Westminster (24.06.19). The meeting was chaired by Witham MP, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, and was attended by East of England MPs, rail executives and other key stakeholders. Commenting after the meeting, Ms Patel said: “We …

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