Priti warns on permanent cuts to prison places
Witham MP Priti Patel has challenged the Government on plans to cut prison places by 5,500. On the day that Labour Ministers have released 1,700 prisoners early, Priti referred to a Government published impact assessment that stated savings would be made by cutting back on building new prison places and …
The Budget has set the pathway to lower tax and higher growth future
Priti speaks in the debate on the Budget and is supportive of the measures to reduce the tax burden on working families. However, Priti urges the Treasury to go further down the pathway to lower taxes and higher growth.
Time to be bold to boost Britain’s growth and back workers
With his spring Budget next week, the Chancellor has the opportunity to focus on delivering higher economic growth for Britain. He can remove long-standing barriers that have held our country back, set our fiscal policy on a path to lower taxes and contain public spending to spur on investment and …
VICTIMS MUST BE PUT FIRST! NOT DANGEROUS FOREIGN CRIMINALS
Priti speaks in a Westminster Hall debate on Foreign National Offenders. During her speech Priti reinforces her longstanding belief that the rights of victims should be put first, not the rights of foreign criminals. Priti also shares her experiences of this issue while as Home Secretary. Recounting stories of left-wing …
Department for Work & Pensions Questions 5th February 2024
Priti praises businesses in Witham for employing apprentices, and young people from the local area. Priti also urges the Secretary of State to develop a cross government British Workforce Strategy to reduce our reliance on foreign labour and upskill home grown talent.
Enough is enough… the system is broken and we simply have to be tougher on asylum
The current asylum system is collapsing. The pressures caused by illegal and dangerous routes to claim asylum, facilitated by serious organised criminal gangs exploiting people and profiting from human misery, not only costs lives but undermines public confidence. This is counter to our national interest because the same criminal gangs …
Backing Hong Kong nationals
Priti Patel was delighted to recently meet with Benedict Rogers and his colleagues from Hong Kong Watch. In January 2021, the Government launched the BNO visa when the Chinese government imposed the National Security Law in Hong Kong. The visa reflected the UK’s historic and moral commitment to the people of Hong …
Priti reunites with former Sub-Postmaster to discuss compensation scheme
Witham MP Priti Patel visited her constituent Graham Ward, a former sub-postmaster affected by the Horizon scandal and one of the 555 heroes that took the Post Office to court. Priti first met Graham in 2010, and raised concerns with Horizon in Parliament and his case with ministers and the …
As an ex-Home Secretary we must back Rwanda bill – and stop civil servants grounding planes
It’s now been almost two years since the partnership with Rwanda was agreed and the legislation in the Nationality and Borders Act was passed to enable the Government to remove asylum seekers who enter the UK illegally to process their claims in safe third countries, like Rwanda. As the Home …
Priti speaks during the Prime Minister’s statement on Yemen
Priti voices her support for the targeted action against the Houthi regime in Yemen. Priti, a former Secretary of State for International Development pressed the Prime Minister on support for the civilian population of Yemen.