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Gove hands council £11m in emergency bailout amid cash crisis
25 January 2024The cash-strapped county council is set to receive a share of the government’s emergency bailout fund – but some warn the money is a short-term fix.
‘Drop in the ocean’ social care plan not enough, warns council deputy
17 January 2024A council forced to hire more care worker agency staff while it struggles to retain permanent staff says the government’s plans don’t go far enough.
Dental X-rays to be used on asylum seekers who claim to be children
11 January 2024The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.
‘This should not have happened’: Former postal minister speaks out
09 January 2024A Kent MP and former minister for postal affairs has welcomed the decision by former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE.
MP has ‘extreme surgery’ amid sepsis battle
19 December 2023A politician has told of how he is lucky to be alive following a diagnosis with sepsis and undergoing “extreme” surgery.
Royal Mail delays latest: Post woes continue as Christmas looms
18 December 2023With one week to go until Christmas, residents are still reporting issues with the postal service as parcels are delayed or missing.
Labour MP under investigation says: 'Starmer won't talk to me'
03 December 2023A Labour MP has hit back at her party leader Sir Keir Starmer who she says “has not spoken to me” while she is under investigation for anti-semitism.
Search for new national park
30 November 2023A government minister has announced plans to find a new national park following a visit to a river restoration project in Kent.
Migration figures are 'too high', says Kent MP
26 November 2023A Kent MP has said migration figures are ‘too high’ despite what she claimed was some of the ‘strongest action ever” taken by her government.
Kent MP investigated for liking ‘anti-semitic’ tweet
26 November 2023An MP is being investigated by the Labour party for liking a controversial tweet by a comedy writer which it claims is anti-Semitic.
Multi-million-pound road project enters next stage
22 November 2023The government has approved the first out of three stages for a £199 million scheme in Kent.
Suella Braverman’s tent crackdown labelled ‘utter madness’
06 November 2023The Home Secretary’s plan to restrict tents used by the homeless and fine organisations which hand them out has drawn fierce criticism.
Campaigners pen letter to MPs urging Gaza ceasefire ahead of town protest
03 November 2023A protest group which supports the people of Palestine has written to the Town’s MPs urging them to back a ceasefire ahead of a march.
MP placed into induced coma after sepsis diagnosis
29 October 2023A politician has revealed how he was placed into an induced coma after being diagnosed with sepsis.
The safe seat shaping up to be front-line in election battle
29 October 2023Our political editor looks at the battle brewing as opposition parties prepare a bid to oust the Conservatives from one of their safest seats.
MP attends public inquiry into 950-homes plan
18 October 2023A public inquiry into controversial plans for 950 new homes near a village has got underway with an MP among the first speakers.
MPs join forces to oppose quarry expansion
17 October 2023Two MPs have teamed up in opposition to plans to extend a ragstone quarry into an area of ancient woodland.
Council calls for government rescue over GP shortage crisis
12 October 2023A council has called for the government to step in and help amid a GP shortage which has left towns and villages ‘grappling’ for healthcare.
Petition makes legal case to scrap ULEZ scheme
12 October 2023The Transport secretary has been urged to use the law to intervene in a battle to scrap the Ultra Low Emission Zone at the border with Kent.
Gyles Brandreth gives speech to Tory barn event
10 October 2023A media personality and former MP has been spotted speaking to guests at a Conservative village group fundraiser.
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