Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Prime Minister to negotiate the removal of the backstop and other changes to the Withdrawal Agreement with the European Union. Speaking during the House of Commons debate on the action the Government should take following the vote against the Withdrawal Agreement earlier …
Priti Patel, Member of Parliament for Witham, chaired a meeting with Mid Essex Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) and Witham Town GPs on Friday afternoon to press for action to secure the delivery of a new multi-purpose health centre in Witham [Friday 25 January 2019]. Priti has previously expressed her concerns …
Witham MP Priti Patel has asked the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government to exercise his powers to call-in the current planning application for the Rivenhall Incinerator. Speaking in the House of Commons [28 January 2019], Priti highlighted to the Secretary of State that the original planning …
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Treasury to review funding made available for schools, health services and the police in Essex as part of the forthcoming comprehensive spending review which sets multi-year spending parameters. Funding per capital from central government for those services is lower than in other …
Local MP Priti Patel has welcomed the decision taken by Colchester Borough Council to refuse the outline planning application by Gladman for 200 dwellings on a green space off of Barbook Lane, Tiptree. Priti has been working with local residents to oppose the application and has highlighted to the Council …
Priti Patel MP has met with campaigners opposing the Rivenhalll Incinerator in Coggeshall. Priti attended a drop in session held by the Incinerator developers at Coggeshall Village Hall and then discussed the plans with residents objecting including misleading information being circulated by the developers. Priti, who has been a long-term …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, popped into Retrocorn today, a Witham based popcorn business. Managing Director, Greg Taylor, set up the confectionary business in his grandmother’s kitchen five years ago and it is a real local success story. Greg is celebrating securing Retrocorn’s first UK supermarket contract with Ocado and has …
Witham MP and Chair of the Great Eastern Mainline Rail Taskforce Priti Patel has called for increased investment in rail infrastructure in Essex and the East of England. Priti was speaking during a debate in Parliament where she highlighted the benefits of new investment in upgrading and improving rail services. …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment this week, pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today. Sunday 27 …
The A12 is one of the major strategic economic corridors facilitating trade within and across Essex. Since being elected in as Witham’s Member of Parliament I have campaigned for this road to be improved along with the A120 and the Great Eastern Main Line to facilitate growing demands, improve safety …