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Witham MP Priti Patel has welcomed the announcement of a new local bus route operated by Hedingham & Chambers which will help deliver better local bus services and connectivity. The City70 route will operate from Marks Tey and go past the railway station before heading into Colchester city centre via …

Witham MP Priti Patel was thanked by members of the Witham Carnival Association and Carnival Queens for her personal donation to this year’s carnival. As a longstanding supporter of the Carnival, Priti is again looking forward to this wonderful annual event which showcases the very best of Witham’s local community …

Local MP Priti Patel, recently visited Claire’s Cabin café, located next to Tom’s Farm Shop on Maldon Road, Tiptree. Priti spoke with Claire and her team of staff at the venue to listen to Claire’s story and her plans for the business. Priti tucked in to a spot of lunch …

Priti meets with local residents in Copford to discuss their concerns about proposed sites in the minerals plan.

Witham MP Priti Patel has met with local residents in Copford Village Hall concerned about proposals for new quarrying sites in the Colchester area and around the A12. As part of a review of Essex County Council’s Minerals Plan, a consultation is taking place where local communities and residents are …

Local MP Priti Patel has met with doctors and health practitioners from Kelvedon and Feering Health Centre to discuss the plans for a brand-new health facility to serve the Kelvedon and Feering area. During her visit to the current practice building on the High Street in Kelvedon, she spoke with …

Local MP Priti Patel was pleased to serve Witham with ace news. The UK Government and the LTA Tennis Foundation will invest £5,550,00 to transform park tennis courts in Witham. This funding is part of a new scheme through the LTA Tennis Project which aims to vastly improve local tennis …

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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