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With an outcome to the Gary Lineker tweet saga the BBC must now work out where it draws the line, writes political editor Paul Francis.
Conservative members have selected their candidate for the next general election for a new-look constituency.
Rishi Sunak is gambling on a tough-talking asylum crossings plan which raises as many questions as it answers, writes political editor Paul Francis.
The Greens are celebrating their victory after winning a seat previously held by a councillor exposed for having connections with a fascist group.
Council bosses recruited twice as many staff to run a post-Brexit border facility as advised by government officials at a site sitting largely empty.
The creation of a giant Brexit border control site off the M20 is likely to cost taxpayers a staggering £70 million, it has emerged.
Swimming pools face an uncertain future, yet their presence is so important and it's time the government realised that, writes Paul Francis.
MP Helen Whately has been reselected as the Conservative candidate for the constituency she has represented for the past 13 years.
The allowances county councillors can claim will go up by at least £700 – costing the public purse more than £2m in total.
Two Kent MPs are facing crunch selection meetings as they seek to stand at the next general election in constituencies with newly-drawn boundaries.
Political Editor Paul Francis gives his take on the biggest stories.
School bus passes in Kent will rise in cost, with an increase of £150 to £600 considered.
Political editor Paul Francis gibes his take on the week's events.
A councillor who quit after photos emerged of him wearing fascist insignia is a "good bloke" according to the Tory candidate standing against him.
Government plans to make voters bring ID to the polling stations hve proved controversial.
Three years since Boris Johnson claimed he'd 'got Brexit done' the balance sheet for Kent is firmly in the red, writes political editor Paul Francis.
Political editor Paul Francis analyses the PM's move to sack Tory party chairman Nadhim Zahawi after a “serious breach” of the Ministerial Code.
Paul Francis says it's red faces all-round as the giant Brexit lorry park, built with minimal planning scrutiny, starts to look like a white elephant.
Drone pictures reveal how a multi-million pound facility built for checks to be carried out on certain lorries appears to be completely deserted.
Political editor Paul Francis analyses the government's levelling up funding and what it means for Kent.
