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I’m hiring! Come and work for me.

Come and join the small, dedicated team supporting my constituency office! I’m recruiting for a Constituency Support Officer and an Intern, please see below for details.

Both roles will be based in my Southampton constituency office but there will be occasional requirement to provide support in my Parliamentary office.

Constituency Support Officer

Closing Date: 16 November 2026

Key responsibilities:

Working closely with our Communications Lead, you will:
• Attend constituency meetings as appropriate
• Critically analyse patterns of enquiries and articulate the findings in reports and communication with the MP and other staff members
• Follow up on social media queries and comments
• Monitor media coverage, assist with media liaison, prepare press releases as required (on constituency, non-party-political matters)
• There may be a requirement for the role holder to work outside of the normal working hours and travel for work occasionally

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Intern

Closing Date: 16 November 2026

Key responsibilities:

• Assist with arrangements for events; this may include: venue research and bookings; compiling and managing guest-lists; liaising with suppliers; and providing on-the-day event support as required
• Support for projects and campaigns
• Assisting with diary management
• Opportunities to undertake casework
• Attending surgeries and other meetings and note taking to support MP
• Basic administrative support
• Learning how to analyse, evaluate and interpret data
• Undertaking appropriate research
• Drafting routine correspondence including responses to constituents
• Open, handle and action email, post and social media enquiries

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Crime, buses and youth provision in Lordshill Community Conversation

Crime and anti-social behaviour, bus services, road maintenance and provision for young people were among the issues raised by Lordshill residents at the latest Community Conversation with Satvir Kaur MP.

Part of her ‘Big Southampton Test Community Conversation’ series, the event brought neighbours together to discuss the issues affecting their area and explore possible solutions, with residents setting the agenda.

Community safety was a particular concern, with attendees sharing accounts of retail crime, motorbike misuse and the use of catapults locally. Residents also raised concerns about the police response and the impact of persistent anti-social behaviour on everyday life.

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Richard Green Internship Reflection: Taha Malik

By Taha Malik

Going into this internship, I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect. I had a rough idea of hoping to see what politics is about and get a show of how an MP works and how they help their constituents. I knew parliament/politics would be fast paced, and did half-expect to be mostly shadowing the team and watching from the sidelines.  

Instead, I was given real responsibility right from my very first week, and that hands-on approach made all the difference.     

Rather than just observing, I was integrated directly into the daily workings of the office. My work included bridging the gap between the issues local constituents had with the various government departments in Whitehall, and handling communications between constituents and central government. I assisted with various issues ranging from housing, health and asylum, which gave me a clear, practical view of how ministerial offices, civil servants, and parliamentary teams coordinate behind the scenes.     

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Richard Green Internship Reflection: Maryam

By Maryam Roble

This internship has taught me so much about politics, public service, and, most importantly, my own potential. As a Black Muslim woman from a working-class background, I never truly saw politics as a space where I belonged. There is still a lack of representation from diverse backgrounds, and for a long time, I didn’t think this was a career that someone like me could pursue. Working with Satvir Kaur MP has completely changed that perspective. She has shown me that being unapologetically yourself is one of the greatest strengths you can have in politics. Watching her lead with authenticity has been incredibly inspiring and has given me the confidence to believe that there is a place for me after all.

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Southampton MPs urge city’s renters to ‘Know your Rights’ as new laws come into force from today

Southampton MPs have today hailed a landmark moment for renters in the city as new rights for tenants come into force.

Satvir Kaur, MP for Southampton Test, and Darren Paffey, MP for Southampton Itchen, are encouraging the thousands of renters in the city to make sure that they are aware of their new rights as a result of the government’s Renters Rights Act.

Under the new laws that come into force today:

  • Landlords will no longer be able to make evictions for no reason with a Section 21 notice, putting an end to revenge evictions for tenants who make legitimate requests for repairs or complaints about conditions.
  • Tenants cannot be made to pay rent more than one month in advance
  • Landlords can only put the rent up once a year and they must give at least two months’ notice. Tenants will also be able to go to a rent tribunal if they think the rent is too much.
  • It will be illegal to refuse tenants just because they receive benefits or have kids.

Councils are also being given new powers to crack down on rogue landlords. Landlords will still be able to get their properties back for clear and justifiable reasons – like selling up, moving in, or dealing with rent arrears and antisocial behaviour.

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What it means to have a Labour Council working with a Labour Government

Satvir Kaur MP with Leader of Southampton City Council, Councillor Alex Winning

It’s election time again, with just a couple of days to go until Southampton goes to the polls. You may have received your ballot papers already, if you vote by post. This time around, we’ll be choosing who we want representing us on our City Council.

It’s an important choice, and one that should be carefully considered, but it is a choice that I believe should always be made. The opportunity to vote is a fundamental human right and one that has been hard fought for by many. Decisions made by politicians have an enormous impact on our lives, whether taken at a national level – by the Government and by MPs – or at a local level, by councillors and the local Executive.

For the first time in a very long time, we have a Labour Council in Southampton working hand-in-hand with a Labour Government in Westminster. The benefits of this partnership cannot be overstated and, for the first time since 2010 – when Conservative and Lib Dem austerity took a wrecking ball to city coffers – we are seeing local authorities receive funding based on local need. With Labour, money allocated to councils is tied to local levels of deprivation, rather than favouring a particular political stripe, as we suffered previously.

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Southern Water – latest correspondence

In the last couple of days, I’ve written to the Chief Executive of Southern Water on two occasions, about two separate issues in Southampton.

Firstly, I wrote regarding the ‘screening application’ published on Southampton City Council’s Planning Portal yesterday, concerning upgrades to Southern Water’s Portswood Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Local residents are rightly concerned about the impact the upgrade works might have on their community, and so I have requested a meeting with Southern Water to discuss how construction will affect people living close by – in St Denys, particularly on Kent Road – and to find out what they will do to mitigate any adverse impact.

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Letter to Network Rail: No to rail replacement services on Semi-Final Day

On Saturday 25th April, Saints will face Manchester City at in the FA Cup Semi-Final at Wembley. It’s a massive moment for our team and our city. There are over 33,000 tickets allocated to Saints supporters, who will be travelling predominantly from Southampton.

However, the rail route between Basingstoke and Woking is due to have a rail replacement bus on the day, to allow for engineering works.

If this goes ahead, it will significantly impact fans travelling from Southampton to Wembley, causing severe disruption and potentially even preventing some fans attending altogether.

Today, I’ve written to the Chief Executive of Network Rail – along with Phil Parsons, Chief Executive of Southampton Football Club, and Cllr Alex Winning, Leader of Southampton City Council – calling for the works to be postponed.

READ THE LETTER HERE

We cannot allow this disruption for fans on such an incredibly special day for our team and our city.