The global economy is undergoing historic transformations as economic and political power continues shifting towards Asia. With a rising share of the world’s total GDP, the UK needs to ensure it achieves greater strategic access into Asia’s biggest markets, notably into India. The importance of this preferential access cannot be …
Witham MP Priti Patel is working with local residents and businesses in opposing plans for a Gypsy and Traveller site at Drakes Lane, Little Waltham. Speaking at a packed public meeting held at Boreham Village Hall, Priti outlined her full concerns with the proposals which are for nine pitches located …
Witham MP Priti Patel has been visiting the Town’s businesses on a tour with the Witham Chambers of Commerce. During her tour Priti visited the newly opened Cannon BMW on Crittall Road, which is the largest BMW Motorrad retailer in the South, and the Valero Lounge, a new restaurant which …
Witham MP Priti Patel is spending time meeting with our Armed Forces as part of a Parliamentary Scheme set up to bring parliamentarians closer to service personnel. As part of the Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme Priti will be with the Army and learning more about their training, equipment and how …
Witham MP Priti Patel has supported Blood Cancer Awareness Month and the Bloodwise campaign to make blood cancer visible. Blood cancer is the fifth most common cancer but the third biggest cause of cancer deaths in the UK. There are over 100 different types of blood cancer, about 240,000 people …
To mark Blood Cancer Awareness Month this September, Priti Patel MP attended a reception in Westminster, to celebrate the number of potential stem cell donors in the Witham constituency on the Anthony Nolan register. This achievement was celebrated by Anthony Nolan on Wednesday 12 September, as part of its Communities …
Witham MP Priti Patel has secured a commitment from Essex County Council to repair and resurface Anchor Road in Tiptree. After making representations to the Council and lobbying behalf of local residents, Essex County Council have now confirmed that the works will be undertaken in the 2019/20 capital programme and …
Chair of the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) Taskforce, Priti Patel MP, has pressed stakeholders and the Government today for significant rail investment in the Anglia region to upgrade infrastructure and improve the reliability of services for passengers [Tuesday 11 September 2018]. The Taskforce has moved into a critical phase of …
Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove MP, to the world famous Wilkin and Sons site in Tiptree today. The Secretary of State toured the site, visiting the jam-making factory and seeing fruit picking on the farms before holding …
Witham MP, Priti Patel, cut the ribbon at the opening of a new beauty academy in Colchester yesterday evening [Thursday 30 August 2018]. Matrix Hair and Beauty Academy, based at Hythe Quay in Colchester, offers a number of private and Government funded beauty courses for those looking to start a …