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Priti mourns HRH the Duke of Edinburgh

Category: General News Published: 9th April 2021 - 2:24 pm

My deepest condolences to her Majesty the Queen following the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke of Edinburgh was a truly dedicated public servant. He devoted his life to our great nation through his service in the Royal Navy and in support of Her Majesty …

Priti welcomes new funding for safe return of our High Streets

Category: General News Published: 24th March 2021 - 10:58 am

The Witham MP, Priti Patel, has warmly welcomed new funding announced by the Ministry of Communities, Housing and Local Government to help support the safe return of businesses reopening in high streets and seaside resorts across the East of England as Coronavirus restrictions start to ease in the weeks and …

Essex Police bolstered by an extra 82 police officers

Published on 29th October 2020 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Witham MP, Priti Patel, has welcomed the announcement that Essex has been bolstered by an additional 82 officers since the Government launched its major police recruitment drive, a year ago.  The addition of these new officers brings the total number of police across Essex up to 3,398, meaning that there …

Priti Patel MP with Rodney Bass OBE (right) at a local Christmas party last year. Host, Cllr Kevin Bentley, Deputy Leader of Essex County Council, looks on.

Priti pays tribute to legendary councillor

Published on 14th July 2020 Published in General NewsPublished in Local News

Witham MP Priti Patel has paid tribute to former County and District Councillor Rodney Bass OBE, who passed away on 14 July 2020. Rodney spent fifty years as an elected representative between 1967 and 2017; and held many roles including, Chairman of Maldon District Council, Chairman of Essex County Council …

Coronavirus Update from Priti Patel MP

Category: General News Published: 27th March 2020 - 12:22 pm

Support for Businesses, Jobs and Incomes The Government has introduced new measures this week to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. I know that the whole country understands the importance of preventing the spread of this disease and the decisions taken to restrict movement and close businesses have not been easy ones …

Coronavirus Update and Information

Category: General News Published: 26th March 2020 - 3:59 pm

Coronavirus Update and Information Stay home to save lives and protect the NHS Unprecedented support from Government for jobs and incomes On Monday, the Prime Minister announced a series of new measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak. While many millions of people were following the guidance on ‘social distancing’, the …

Pulling together to tackle the coronavirus crisis

Category: General News Published: 15th March 2020 - 5:25 pm

Statement from Priti Patel, the MP for Witham: With the coronavirus outbreak spreading we face the biggest public health crisis in a generation. I know that the speed at which this virus is spreading is extremely worrying and many of us will already know of people personally who have tested …

Priti Patel challenges Greater Anglia on roll out of new trains

Category: General News Published: 5th December 2019 - 3:33 pm

Priti Patel, Conservative Party Parliamentary Candidate for Witham, has challenged Greater Anglia over disruption passengers have experienced during the roll out of their new trains. Passengers in Norfolk and Suffolk have experienced significant delays and cancellations due to faults on the operator’s old and new rolling stock and Priti has …

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