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Apply to be Chair of the Pride in Place Board

Post author By Satvir
Post date 16/02/2026

Really excited to share that applications are now open for Chair of the Redbridge and Millbrook Estate Pride in Place Neighbourhood Board!

APPLY NOW

Deadline for applications: Sunday 1 March

This is an incredible opportunity for someone passionate about the area to help deliver this ground-breaking project, backed by £20 million in funding from the Labour government.

Recruiting our Chair marks a massive step forward as they will be absolutely pivotal to the project, both in driving activity and convening a board that is truly representative of the community and anyone with the experience, vision and local connection should definitely put their name forward and apply.

You’ll be playing a leading role in a transformative project that will ultimately build a stronger, fairer future for Redbridge and the Millbrook Estate.

Good luck to all who apply!

Tags chair, labour government, member of parliament, millbrook estate, mp, neighbourhood board, pride in place, redbridge and millbrook, satvir kaur, southampton

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Satvir Kaur MP joined by Wombles for Shirley litter pick

Post author By Satvir
Post date 04/02/2026

The Wombles joined Southampton Test MP Satvir Kaur and local environmental campaigners for a community litter pick at Shirley Pond Park.

In a litter pick with a difference, the iconic Wombles teamed up with volunteers and Satvir Kaur MP to help tidy Shirley Pond Park. The park forms part of the Lordsdale Greenway, which has recently been designated a Local Nature Reserve.

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Support for residents following Southampton General Hospital fire

Post author By Satvir
Post date 02/02/2026

Following the shocking fire at Southampton General Hospital yesterday, I know many local residents are understandably worried about what this means for appointments, visits to loved ones, and the safety of patients and staff.

First and foremost, I want to reassure everyone that I have been told that no one was hurt as a result of the fire. Thanks to the swift response of courageous hospital staff and our incredible emergency services, patients were moved to safety and the situation was brought under control quickly. I want to put on record my personal and heartfelt thanks to everyone involved for their professionalism and calm under such intense pressure. You are the very best of us and we are all hugely grateful to you for your bravery.

I know that many local residents are anxious about the situation, and so I have put together a brief Q&A to hopefully help with any concerns:

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Satvir Kaur welcomes Labour’s plan to protect leaseholders

Post author By Satvir
Post date 30/01/2026

Satvir Kaur MP has welcomed the Labour Government’s announcement that ground rents will be capped at £250 a year, calling it a “long overdue step that will make a real difference to leaseholders in Southampton Test”.

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Satvir Kaur welcomes Labour’s once-in-a-generation overhaul of the water system

Post author By Satvir
Post date 21/01/2026

Satvir Kaur, Labour MP for Southampton Test, has today welcomed the announcement of sweeping reforms to clean up the water industry, strengthen regulation and put an end to failing water companies marking their own homework.

After more than a decade of weak oversight by Conservative governments, the reforms set out in today’s Water White Paper will create a new single water regulator with tough new powers, including a Chief Engineer to carry out hands-on checks of water infrastructure and stop pipes, pumps and treatment works being left to crumble.

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Satvir Kaur MP welcomes £84.6 million cash injection for Southampton City Council to boost local services

Post author By Satvir
Post date 18/12/2025

Satvir Kaur MP has welcomed the Labour Government’s announcement that Southampton City Council will get a £84.6 million cash injection for essential services – a 32% increase in the Council’s spending power. Under the Tories, local authorities were starved of investment, with core spending power down by around a quarter since 2010. That put immense pressure on councils up and down the country, including Southampton City Council. But the Labour Government has announced a radical overhaul of how local government is funded, reversing Rishi Sunak’s cheap political efforts to put money into wealthy shires and Tory seats.

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Delivering books to children as part of Christmas literacy campaign

Post author By Satvir
Post date 18/12/2025

Satvir Kaur, Member of Parliament for Southampton Test, joined Business in the Community this week to deliver books to local children as part of BIC’sChristmas Books Campaign, an annual initiative that tackles low literacy rates by ensuring children in deprived areas receive books to enjoy and to help build reading confidence.

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An update from Southampton Energy Coalition

Post author By Satvir
Post date 12/12/2025

We had a fantastic second meeting of the Southampton Energy Coalition at St Mary’s Stadium this week. The Coalition is a platform I have established, in partnership with Energy Minister Lord Alan Whitehead CBE, to allow key players in the city to collaborate and increase our energy resilience.

The Coalition was established after research from the University of Southampton and Dr Alan Whitehead showed that our city could reach full electricity capacity as early as 2026. With the port electrifying, buses going greener and more data centres on the horizon, Southampton urgently needs more capacity and more clean energy of its own.

It was brilliant to get over 60 people in the room this week, including SSEN, ABP, Blue Star, Star Energy, Bring Energy and Southampton General Hospital, alongside Darren Paffey MP. There was a real buzz and a feeling of partnership at the meeting, which is exactly why we created this coalition in the first place.

Tags Alan whitehead, energy community fund, energy independence, energy minister, government, great british energy, labour, lord whitehead, satvir kaur, southampton, southampton test

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City leaders back council funding reform and urge government to prioritise Fair Funding for Southampton

Post author By Satvir
Post date 26/11/2025

Image courtesy of Southampton City Council

Southampton’s two Labour MPs, Satvir Kaur and Darren Paffey, alongside the Leader of the council, Cllr Alex Winning, have called on the government to give Southampton the funding it needs after 14 years of austerity following a shake-up of local government funding allocations.

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Search is on to find Southampton Test’s Small Business Champion 2025

Post author By Satvir
Post date 12/11/2025

Southampton Test MP Satvir Kaur has launched a brand-new competition to celebrate the city’s entrepreneurial spirit — the Southampton Test Small Business Champion 2025.

Nominate your favourite now

The initiative aims to shine a spotlight on the amazing small and independent businesses that help drive Southampton’s local economy—from creative cake decorators and family-run shops to accountants, cafés, and tech start-ups.

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