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Backlash over government house building targets grows

06 November 2017
Backlash over government house building targets grows

Planning chiefs question government edict for thousands more homes in Kent

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Under-fire MP urged to stand aside

06 November 2017
Under-fire MP urged to stand aside

Kent MP Damian Green is being urged to stand aside from his ministerial role while an inquiry into his conduct is carried out.

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MP says 'sleaze' scandal is a 'generational issue'

05 November 2017
MP says 'sleaze' scandal is a 'generational issue'

Tom Tugendhat says newer MPs are more aware of what appropriate behaviour is, as new allegations surface.

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Ex-minister faces fresh allegations

03 November 2017
Ex-minister faces fresh allegations

A Kent MP today categorically denied new claims of making lewd remarks to a colleague.

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Fallon fallout continues as new defence secretary appointed

02 November 2017
Fallon fallout continues as new defence secretary appointed

Sir Michael Fallon's replacement as defence secretary has been announced, as the county reels from his shock resignation over harassment claims.

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Damian Green MP denies inappropriate behaviour towards journalist

01 November 2017
Damian Green MP denies inappropriate behaviour towards journalist

Theresa May's deputy Damian Green to be investigated by Cabinet Office

Medway housing targets 'quite impossible'

31 October 2017
Medway housing targets 'quite impossible'

A government target to build thousands of homes in Medway would be "impossible" to meet, the area's three MPs claim.

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Expansion plan for Kent attraction

30 October 2017
Expansion plan for Kent attraction

An art gallery that has generated an estimated £58 million to the local economy could be expanded to enable it to build on its success.

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Council seeks more asylum seeker cash after £4.5m overspend

30 October 2017
Council seeks more asylum seeker cash after £4.5m overspend

Kent leaders are to press for more government cash to look after asylum seekers - as a council faces a £4.5m overspend.

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Council defends airport decision

27 October 2017
Council defends airport decision

Thousands of homes could be build on the site of a former airport after an authority changed its strategic planning blueprint

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Queues could stretch back more than 100 miles after Brexit: MP

27 October 2017
Queues could stretch back more than 100 miles after Brexit: MP

Tailbacks from Dover could stretch more than 100 miles after Brexit if new border check technology goes wrong, it's been claimed.

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Kent official attacks NHS 'Airbnb' plan

26 October 2017
Kent official attacks NHS 'Airbnb' plan

A proposal to pay homeowners to look after hospital patients recovering from operations has been described as 'ill-thought through and ill-timed'.

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Kent MP urges government to set aside £1bn to secure borders

25 October 2017
Kent MP urges government to set aside £1bn to secure borders

A Kent backbencher is calling on the government to alow £1bn to pay for securing our borders in the event of no deal on Brexit.

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Compensation plea for residents affected by huge lorry park

25 October 2017
Compensation plea for residents affected by huge lorry park

Kent could be hit repeatedly by Operation Stack if a lorry park is not built quickly, an MP has warned.

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Council to back airport site homes plan

25 October 2017
Council to back airport site homes plan

A long-running tussle about the future of a Kent airport involving its owner and developers will come to a head at a key meeting.

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Councils 'overpaying' for staff mileage

24 October 2017
Councils 'overpaying' for staff mileage

Four authorities in Kent have been accused of wasting taxpayers' money by paying over the odds for car mileage expense claims.

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Kent academic accuses MP of intimidating universities

24 October 2017
Kent academic accuses MP of intimidating universities

A row has broken out after Conservative politician demanded universities provide details of tutors teaching Brexit.

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New twist in NHS 111 crisis

23 October 2017
New twist in NHS 111 crisis

A company accused by a watchdog of putting the lives of patients at risk is reportedly speeding up the termination of its contact.

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'Fake news' could lead to MP murder: Green

23 October 2017
'Fake news' could lead to MP murder: Green

Kent frontbencher Damian Green has said fake news spouted by sites which spread hatred could lead to another MP's murder.

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Report warns of post-Brexit delays and congestion at port

22 October 2017
Report warns of post-Brexit delays and congestion at port

A spending watchdog has warned border officials at the Port of Dover could struggle with a huge rise in customs and immigration checks in 2019.

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