Kingston and Surbiton Labour Party

🏠 Big news for Kingston renters! The Renters’ Rights Bill is now law - the biggest upgrade in tenant protections in decades. Reform UK voted against it.

📍 Check your tenancy, know your rights, and watch for rollout updates.

Happy Diwali! 🪔✨
Wishing everyone light, joy and new beginnings!

We had a lovely time celebrating with friends at the Nameste Kingston event, and at Diwali on the Square. Lots of music, colours and community spirit!

We’re facing a national crisis with too many children and young people facing huge struggles with their mental health. That’s why I’m stepping forward to help provide targeted schools across London with tools, training and support to make a real difference for their students.

Kingston Market this weekend, the East & South East Asian Culture Festival 🎉

Part of the Mayors Community Weekend with @london.gov.uk & @tnlcommunityfund.org.uk
Local charities & community groups have been hosting events to bring neighbours & communities together across London. 🤗

Our streets and community should be free from acts and messages of hate. We all deserve safe, welcoming spaces, and I have, once again, written to the council on this matter, and asked them to deal with the latest incident swiftly.

Forward with the Employment Rights Bill in full.

No ifs, no buts. Forward.

But real change can't stop there...

From teaching CPR to inspiring young people through opportunities like the fire cadets, and collecting coats for people in need in winter, it’s always so heartening to see the difference they make.

Above and beyond! Thank you!

#EmergencyServicesDay

Photo collage of local fire teams with local people and Kingston labour members with bags of coats for the fire service.

Photo of Labour chair kezia Coleman learning cpr

Today is Emergency Services Day!

Here in Kingston we’re grateful for all our teams do – from saving lives and keeping us safe, to supporting, teaching and engaging with our community.

Your dedication is outstanding. Thank you. 💙 🚑🚒🚓

Our emergency service workers represent the very best of us.

Every day, they make extraordinary sacrifices, putting themselves in harm’s way to protect our communities, and save lives.

On #999Day, we honour their incredible courage and dedication.

A huge thank you to everyone who donated – together we’ve raised an amazing £1,175 for Kingston Hospital Charity! 💙

Your generosity will help fund vital medical equipment to improve patient care across the trust. We’re so grateful for your support!

👉 www.justgiving.com/team/kclm?ut...

Photo collage of carnival parade. With Korean transitional wear, traditional carnival wear, and Kingston Mencap in rainbow tops

Picture of people dressed in carnival clothes in the parade.

Well done to the Kingston Carnival volunteers & organisers. Music, fun, & people from our community coming together.

Lovely to see Kingston Mencap members enjoying being in the parade, & the new Green Zone.

‘London’s greatest strength is our diversity’ - we felt that today!

Labour’s Liz Meerabeau at the King Athelstan train naming ceremony this week, marking 1100 years since his coronation. He united Wessex, Mercia and Northumbria, bringing people together – an example to follow, and a wonderful celebration of Kingston’s rich history.

Liz and Kezia walk for Kingston Hospital Charity Help Kezia Coleman raise money to support Kingston Hospital Charity

Each year my lovely friend Liz & I take part in the Night to Remember walk in support of Kingston Hospital Charity 🏥💙.

Funds go towards enhancing care, e.g bereavement support, & innovations in healthcare.

If you are able, any donation would be gratefully received!
www.justgiving.com/team/kclm

5️⃣ Tackling Britain’s Housing Crisis 🏠
Nearly 100,000 new homes have been progressed in the past year thanks to the New Homes Accelerator — part of this Labour government’s plans to deliver the housing our country needs.

4️⃣ Chickenpox Vaccination for Children 💉
From January 2026, a free chickenpox vaccine will be offered to children across England on the NHS for the very first time.

3️⃣ More Support for Young People 💼
The Youth Guarantee trailblazer scheme has been extended for another year — giving thousands more young people tailored help to find good jobs and kickstart their careers.

2️⃣ Healthier Baby Food Choices 🚼
New rules mean baby food makers will cut down on sugar and salt. With clearer labels and healthier options, shopping trips will soon be simpler for parents and carers.

1️⃣ More Convenient Scans, Tests & Checks 🏥
100 Community Diagnostic Centres across England are now open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week — making it easier to get the health scans, tests and checks you need, at a time that fits your schedule.

A group of Kingston Labour campaigners

Labour out in Kingston this weekend!
Listening residents about the issues that matter most to them, and sharing Labour’s vision to rebuild Britain.

Here’s Some Good News You Might Have Missed Last Week: 👇

We had a great time at the New Malden K-pop Awards! 🎶✨

Well done to the organisers for a great event & sharing a much-needed message: K-pop more than music & dance - it’s about people from different backgrounds & ages coming together, connecting & inspiring positive energy in their community.

Kingston Labour volunteers group photo

Kingston Labour out on the doors, talking to residents about what matters to them, from housing to local services.

Labour is working hard to turn around over a decade of total mismanagement & lack of investment - with housing, health & stronger worker rights as key priorities.

Reform claim to back workers — but have turned their back on them again and again, voting AGAINST the Employment Rights Bill to keep:

✅ Fire & rehire
✅ Exploitative zero-hours
✅ No unfair dismissal protection 2 yrs
✅ 3-day sick pay wait

They’re not on your side.

The Old Political Double Act Returns – Only Labour Is Standing Up for Your Rights at Work - Kingston Labour Party 6th August 2025 As Labour fights to deliver the strongest set of workers’ rights in a generation, the Tories and Lib Dems have reunited to try and block it — just like they did in the Coalition years....

✅ Sensible changes to support hardworking people. That’s what Labour’s Employment Rights Bill does.

❌ The Liberal Democrats and Reform UK have both worked with the Conservatives in Parliament to try and block it.

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www.kingstonlabour.com/2025/08/06/l...

✈️ Criminals will face immediate deportation with the expansion of the ‘Deport Now Appeal Later’ scheme and a law change to allow immediate deportation of convicted foreign criminals

🎨 £88 million investment announced to support youth clubs, after school activities and local organisations — connecting young people to their communities

🏥 Cracking down on unsafe cosmetic procedures to keep people safe & reduce the cost to the NHS of fixing botched procedures

👮‍♀️ With Labour, named, contactable police officers are now in place across every neighbourhood in England and Wales

👷 40,000 future bricklayers, roofers, electricians, and carpenters will get specialist skills training in Labour’s new Construction Technical Excellence Colleges

📈 Fastest growth in the G7 in the first half of this year

⬇️ Fifth interest rate cut with Labour! Homebuyers are also £1000 better off on their mortgages than they were a year ago

Labour out in Kingston today, knocking doors and listening to residents’ priorities. 🌹

Here’s 7 things Labour’s Plan For Change has delivered over the past two weeks 🧵👇

London is facing its 4th heatwave this year with temperatures expected to exceed 30°C this week.

We’re installing water fountains, planting street trees to create shade and mapping cool spaces, but we need to plan for the future.

➡️ Share your ideas bit.ly/3Unbxv6

We’re getting Britain building by providing 40,000 people with specialist construction skills training.

Labour is working directly with employers to ensure training leads to well-paid jobs and reducing reliance on overseas workers.