The Witham MP, the Rt Hon Priti Patel, has today (2nd April) joined Michael Ellis MP, the Minister for Arts, Heritage & Tourism at a special event at Westminster to mark English Tourism Week, 30th March – 7th April 2019. This annual event takes place in the Spring and is …
Witham MP and Chair of the Great Eastern Mainline Taskforce, the Rt Hon Priti Patel has welcomed today’s launch of the Delay Repay 15 scheme during a visit to Witham Station by Rail Minister, Andrew Jones MP. The new scheme, which starts on 1st April allows passengers on Greater Anglia …
This motion is yet another disappointment to everyone who voted to leave the EU. Rather than set in stone our departure from the EU and freedom for our country it creates a recipe for further uncertainty. The Motion accepts the Withdrawal Agreement and also leaves open the opportunity for the …
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, met with pupils from Stanway Fiveways Primary School in Parliament today to speak about her role as an MP [Thursday 21 March 2019]. Pupils from Stanway Fiveways Primary School were visiting Parliament to take part in a tour of the Palace of Westminster …
Witham MP Priti has spoken up in support of the tourism sector in Essex and the Witham constituency during a debate in Parliament. Referencing the Museum of Power in Langford, Tollesbury and Wilkin and Sons in Tiptree Priti spoke of the contribution that the tourism and hospitality sector makes to …
Witham MP Priti Patel has backed local residents in opposing a planning application which would have a devastating impact on the Gimsons site and River Walk in Witham. The development proposals were considered by Braintree District Council’s planning committee tonight (19 March 2019), where it was approved despite opposition from …
The Withdrawal Agreement came back to the House of Commons on 12th March 2019 to be voted on after the Government and the EU reached an agreement on a new Joint Instrument. The Joint Instrument and a Unilateral Declaration from the UK Government have been put together in an attempt …
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham and Chair of the Great Eastern Main Line Taskforce, has welcomed the announcement that Delay Repay 15 will be introduced for Greater Anglia passengers next month. From 1st April 2019, Greater Anglia passengers will be able to claim Delay Repay compensation if their …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on members of Braintree District Council’s Planning Committee to listen to the residents of Witham Town and refuse the planning application for 78 dwellings on the Gimsons site, River Walk, Witham. The Council has published its report for the 19 March 2019 Planning Committee …
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, is supporting World Book Day’s national ‘Share a Story’ campaign, encouraging parents and carers to read with their children for ten minutes a day. Every year, World Book Day creates bespoke £1 books for children and young adults across the UK and Ireland …