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The government could phase in checks on imported goods entering the UK amid fears they could lead to significant disruption.
The Lib Dems seem to be having a problem gaining traction in Kent - and political editor Paul Francis thinks it could be all down to Labour...
Council leader tells Kent Politics Podcast that house building needs to speed up.
MPs have ordered a minister to address concerns raised by port chiefs over the decision to move bio-security checks on imported goods 22 miles inland.
Despite growing concerns over costs, the government has been urged to press on with the controversial plan for a third Thames Crossing.
The government has been urged to consider everything possible to reduce the impact of the EU entry and exit system when it begins this October.
Home Office proposals to construct an Immigration Removal Centre – dubbed “asylum prisons” – in Kent have been scrapped, in a move welcomed by an MP.
The Conservatives are on course for defeat at the General Election, according to the chairman of the party’s constituency associations in Kent.
An MP has renewed her criticism of the decision to trigger Operation Brock, raising concerns about how frequently it is implemented.
A Medway councillor says her decision to quit as a Conservative was triggered partly by decisions taken over the development of the Hoo Peninsular.
The Labour leader of Medway Council has reflected on the party’s record as they approach their first year in office.
Council leaders are pressing the government to continue to fund a scheme that offers crucial support to those struggling with their household bills.
One of the county's most prominent MPs has revealed the reasons behind her decision to leave politics after 14 years in Westminster.
The government plans to continue using a lorry holding site for biosecurity checks – even though it is 22 miles from the Port of Dover.
One of the county’s best-known MPs has opened up on his life in politics as he prepares to call it a day.
The county council has warned more grammar ‘satellites’ may be needed to cope with increase in demand and avoid extra costs to the taxpayer.
A long-standing MP received more in severance payments than he got in salary for serving as a government minister.
A parliamentary candidate says he wants to tackle a declining town centre as one of his priorities.
A council has been urged by Rishi Sunak that it needs to “do more” to try and save jobs at historic docks.
All but the most urgent road repair schemes in Kent are to be suspended amid KCC’s cash crisis – but Paul Francis says it will lead to more problems.
