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Witham MP Priti Patel has met with Jim Irvine, Operations & Development Director of the TCP Group, and visited their Maldon headquarters to celebrate their 35th year in business. TCP have also reached the landmarked of now holding 500 hydrogen-powered lighting towers in their fleet, which is believed to be …

Witham MP Priti Patel recently visited the Royal Mail delivery office in Colchester to meet with David Gold, Director of Public Policy and the local Royal Mail leadership team to discuss the ongoing issues and situation with delivery of post to certain postcodes in the Colchester area. Having initially been …

The MPs for Witham and Maldon, Dame Priti Patel and Sir John Whittingdale, have met with the Save Maldon Medical Services group for the first time since the General Election to discuss the findings of the recently published draft report on the public feedback to the Mid & South Essex …

Witham MP Priti Patel has used the King’s Speech debate to highlight ongoing local concerns about the National Grid’s plans to impose over 100 miles of pylons and overhead power lines across the East of England, including around 50 more pylons in the Witham constituency. Speaking in the House of …

Witham’s MP Priti Patel was pleased to attend the annual carnival celebrations which took place in Witham High Street on Saturday 13th July. Priti who is a longstanding supporter of the event was delighted to see the wonderful display of talent and community spirit which was on show. Priti said: …

Priti meets with Nigel Huddleston the Financial Secretary to the Treasury to discuss tax reforms, the impact of IR35 on self employment and to make the case for the reintroduction of tax-free shopping. 

Working for a better Witham

The Witham constituency is a fantastic place to live and work. It includes some of the most beautiful countryside in Essex as well as great, world leading businesses. The constituency is both urban and rural and includes over 30 parish councils and parts of four local authorities. Since 2010 Priti has been proud to represent this part of Essex and champion the needs of local communities across the whole constituency

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CAMPAIGNS

Essex local quarries plan

Essex County Council has recently consulted on 52 potential candidate sites across the County for new quarrying activities as part of their review of their 2014 Minerals Local Plan. 20 of those sites fall within the Witham constituency. This part of Essex already has a high number of quarrying sites, …

Defending Rural Essex

Priti is proud to support farmers, producers and rural communities in Essex. She’s working with the police to tackle rural crime, campaigning to safeguard agricultural land and promoting more sales and exports of local produce.

Supporting local charities

Priti supports a number of local charities and good causes in the constituency, including Farleigh Hospice, the Helen Rollason Cancer Charity and the Royal British Legion.

Opposing National Grid’s pylon plans

Priti has been campaigning against the National Grid’s plans for over 100 miles of new pylons and overhead power lines in East Anglia and calling for the development of an offshore grid as an alternative.

NO to Wethersfield

Priti is opposing the use of accomodation at the former air force base at Wethersfield by the Home Office for asylum seekers. The rural site, located in the Braintree district, is being used to accommodate hundreds of asylum seekers who have entered the UK illegally while their claims are processed. …

Backing local healthcare services

Priti continues to campaign to secure improvements and new investment in local health, social care, and mental health services. She regularly meets local doctors, nurses, and paramedics, has successfully campaigned for more GPs to be trained locally at Anglia Ruskin University, and has frequent discussions with Government Ministers about the …

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