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.

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Labour’s family farm tax will deal a death blow to farms across the country 

Witham MP, Priti Patel, recently met with local farmer Steve Crayston, to discuss the impact that Labour’s family farm tax will have on businesses such as his.  Steve, who farms in Pebmarsh, has seen the financial situation for his business change overnight, with Labour’s planned changes to the