Council officers are refusing to attend meetings in person because they are "cold", a Conservative has claimed.

A former Conservative leader and Kent MP has told Prime Minister Boris Johnson to quit after a double by-election calamity.

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in politics.

Campaigners furious at proposals to build 2,000 homes on fields have hired a lawyer to fight their case at a public inquiry.

A Kent MP has reacted to a disappointing night for the Conservatives after two by-election losses and a resignation.

Hard-up families face forking out hundreds of pounds on school uniform in the absence of second-hand alternatives at a new Kent secondary.

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in politics.

The government may send in commissioners to deal with the "turmoil" at a local authority, a leaked document suggests.

A non-smoker has criticised 'intimidating' enforcement officers who wrongly accused her of throwing a cigarette butt from her car window at Morrisons.

From flying people to Rwanda and using jet skis to push back boats - efforts to stop refugees crossing the Channel still haven't been solved.

Can one of the county's most controversial local authorities ever transform its reputation in the eyes of the people it serves?

Our political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in politics.

The chief executive of a council, which was found to have failed to handle bullying accusations last year, has resigned from her role.

A council has dropped plans to include a new swimming pool in its bid for £20m of the government's levelling-up fund because it wasn't 'realistic'.

The fallout from a vote of no confidence continues with warnings from party activists that rebel MPs needed to put up or shut up, or risk civil war.

One of the county's Tory MPs has defended Boris Johnson and attacked the media for damaging the Prime Minister's reputation.

Heartbroken staff and students have paid tribute to a 'gentle, kind' law lecturer following his sudden death, aged 46.

All of Kent's Tory MPs have been contacted by KentOnline and asked how they intended to vote in this evening's ballot.

Boris Johnson will soon discover his fate after a vote of no confidence was held in Westminster.

A council leader has dismissed complaints after a councillor slammed his new committee system as being 'unfair'.