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Tory expenses case passed to prosecutors

26 April 2017
Tory expenses case passed to prosecutors

Allegations concerning the Conservatives' South Thanet elections expenses in 2015 have been passed to the CPS, it's been confirmed.

Labour to field new candidates as previous election contenders decline chance to stand

26 April 2017
Labour to field new candidates as previous election contenders decline chance to stand

Labour left to find new candidates in key Kent constituencies as previous contenders opt out

UKIP selects Rev Stuart Piper as its candidate to stand in South Thanet

26 April 2017
UKIP selects Rev Stuart Piper as its candidate to stand in South Thanet

After Nigel Farage bows out, UKIP opt for Thanet council chairman as its parliamentary candidate

Is UKIP Thanet council leader pitching to be party's candidate in South Thanet?

24 April 2017
Is UKIP Thanet council leader pitching to be party's candidate in South Thanet?

Council leader expected to seek nomination to be UKIP candidate

They're off! The election battle is underway in Kent

23 April 2017
They're off! The election battle is underway in Kent

It's what nobody expected but a snap election is on - even if the campaign is only now stuttering into life

Ukip group leader quits

21 April 2017
Ukip group leader quits

The leader of the Ukip group on a Kent council has quit after falling out with colleagues.

Former Labour MP defects to Lib Dems

20 April 2017
Former Labour MP defects to Lib Dems

The former Medway Labour MP Bob Marshall-Andrews has defected to the Lib Dems in a blow to his former party.

Conservative MP shrugs off concerns over expenses row

20 April 2017
Conservative MP shrugs off concerns over expenses row

South Thanet MP Craig Mackinlay says he is "unconcerned" by the ongoing election expenses inquiry as Nigel Farage remains undecided over a rematch.

Farage 'likely' to stand again in Thanet

19 April 2017
Farage 'likely' to stand again in Thanet

Nigel Farage looks set to stand again as a candidate in South Thanet at the general election in June, according to his party's leader.

Election 2017... what now for Kent?

19 April 2017
Election 2017... what now for Kent?

The election starter pistol has been fired - but what does it mean for Kent? And how will the parties fare?

Radical plan to oust Tory MP

18 April 2017
Radical plan to oust Tory MP

Calls have been made for three political parties to field a single candidate in an attempt to win one of the Conservative Party's safest seats in Kent

Prime Minister calls general election

18 April 2017
Prime Minister calls general election

A general election will be held in June, Prime Minister Theresa May has announced.

Parents to find out child's primary school

18 April 2017
Parents to find out child's primary school

Today's the day parents will find out which primary school their child has been allocated - with 97% gaining a place at one of their top choices.

More than 500 grammar places in Kent offered to privately educated children

13 April 2017
More than 500 grammar places in Kent offered to privately educated children

As Justine Greening unveils government plans to make grammars more accessible, figures for Kent show scale of task

Potential Manston Airport buyers in legal wrangle with owners

12 April 2017
Potential Manston Airport buyers in legal wrangle with owners

The association competing to acquire and re-open Manston airport says a planning dispute with current owners will not derail its timetable.

Hospital trusts spend almost half a million on consultants

12 April 2017
Hospital trusts spend almost half a million on consultants

Health chiefs have been questioned for paying huge amounts of money to 'experts' to draw up plans for care reforms in Kent.

More free schools in Kent

12 April 2017
More free schools in Kent

The government has announced plans that will create more than 15,000 extra school places across the county.

Former Kent MP Mark Reckless detaches himself from UKIP

12 April 2017
Former Kent MP Mark Reckless detaches himself from UKIP

Ukip dealt a further blow as its former MP aligns himself with the Conservatives - in Wales

We can confound the pundits - shadow chancellor John McDonnell on visit to Kent

08 April 2017
We can confound the pundits - shadow chancellor John McDonnell on visit to Kent

Labour's big hitter enters the county council election battle as contest heats up

Reckless quits Ukip to re-join Tories

06 April 2017
Reckless quits Ukip to re-join Tories

Former Kent MP Mark Reckless has left Ukip to re-join the Conservative Party - three years after his departure from the Tories sparked a by-election.

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