Priti grills Immigration Minister on Wethersfield
Witham MP Priti Patel has met with the new Immigration Minister Tom Pursglove to discuss the on going issues and local concern about the Wethersfield asylum site. The concerns relate to spiralling operating costs, its impact on local communities and the plans to use the site for another three years, …
Priti Patel MP robustly opposes the Weathersfield Special Development Order
Witham MP Priti Patel is opposing the Government’s plans to grant itself planning permission to continue to use the former RAF Wethersfield site for large-scale asylum accommodation for another three years. The Government have tabled a Special Development Order (SDO) statutory instrument, which is set to come into force on …
Priti thanks Tri Service Safety Officers for their service and innovation
Witham MP Priti Patel recently met with Tri Service Safety Officers from Devon and Cornwall in Parliament. As Home Secretary Priti had the privilege of working with our emergency services and saw first-hand the professional dedication required for these roles and the impact these integrated services can bring to communities …
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 …
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 …
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 presses Immigration Minister to answer Wethersfield questions
Witham MP Priti Patel has pressed the Immigration Minister to answer questions about the length of time the Government is planning to use the Wethersfield site for and over the funding being provided to local authorities. Following reports over the summer that the Home Office was planning to use the …
Home Office ‘evasive’ on Wethersfield asylum plans
Witham MP Priti Patel has called on the Government to be transparent and clarify their plans for the length of time they expect the Wethersfield site to be used for asylum accommodation, following reports this weekend that the Home Office is planning to use the site for five years. The …
Rishi Sunak under mounting pressure to speed up law to protect venues against terror attacks
Rishi Sunak is under mounting pressure to bring forward promised protections against terror attacks in venues and public places. The mother of Manchester Arena victim Martyn Hett, Figen Murray, has been campaigning for a law in his name for four years, with the backing of victims of terrorism, former senior …