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Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine is passionate about the 'green' agenda which drove him towards a career in politics from a very early age.

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MP welcomes new Trade and Agriculture Commission

Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP Steve Brine has welcomed the Government’s new Trade and Agriculture Commission which counts retailers, farming unions, consumer, hospitality and environmental bodies from across the UK as members. It will be chaired by food safety expert Tim Smith, a former Chief

Steve Brine meets climate lobbyists

Winchester & Chandler's Ford MP Steve Brine met with constituents on Tuesday 30th June, for the annual The Time is Now Mass Lobby. Constituents who would have travelled to Parliament, if it were not for the Coronavirus, instead logged onto Zoom to discuss climate change and the environment.

MPs call on PM for a green recovery from Covid-19

Steve Brine has joined colleagues from the Conservative Environment Network Parliamentary Caucus to write to the Prime Minister in support of a green economic recovery from Covid-19. The letter was sent ahead of an economic statement, which is planned for early next month, by the Chancellor Ri

Steve speaks at Eastleigh Local Plan inquiry

Steve Brine gave evidence this morning to a special inquiry looking at the future of Eastleigh's Local Plan. The Liberal run authority has been without a plan for years meaning it has no organised way to protect the Borough from over-development or make provision for ordered development affecting t

MP goes back to the start with Amazon Commons debate

Steve Brine took it back to the beginning on Monday 7th October as he took part in a Commons debate on Amazon deforestation. The Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP told the House that this is the issue that got him to Parliament and opened his eyes as a schoolboy.

Steve Brine MP visits Condor to check out their e-bikes

Steve Brine visited a go-ahead Chandler’s Ford business on Friday 19th July as he saw a fantastic new cycling scheme in action. Following a grant from Southampton City Council, Condor Office Solutions company has purchased two e-bikes, and Steve and local Borough councillor Margaret Atkinson were k

Winchester MP supports new environmental manifesto

Steve Brine MP has today supported the launch of a new environmental manifesto that explores new policy ideas to address climate change and biodiversity loss. The Winchester & Chandler’s Ford MP is a member of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) MP's caucus, and has signed the manifesto'