Complex sentence: As a parliamentarian, Patel has remained very supportive of tobacco industry positions: in October 2010, she voted for the smoking ban to be overturned; in December 2010, she signed a letter demanding that plain packaging for cigarettes be reconsidered.
Split into simpler sentences: As a parliamentarian, Patel has remained very supportive of tobacco industry positions. In October 2010, she voted for the smoking ban to be overturned; in December 2010, she signed a letter demanding that plain packaging for cigarettes be reconsidered.