The Prime Minister visited Kent to announce new plans to tackle illegal immigration.

A stalwart councillor who has overseen major planning and regeneration schemes for decades has been de-selected ahead of next year's local elections.

A son who was unable to visit his dying father due to Covid restrictions has called on the Prime Minister to resign for breaking lockdown laws.

A hardship fund for families hit by the cost of living crisis has been restricted due to demand.

An MP has said the Tory party cannot afford the luxury of a leadership contest after the PM and Chancellor are fined for breaching lockdown rules.

The runway at Manston is available to ease the traffic chaos in Kent, the owners of the site have confirmed.

Harry Potter author JK Rowling has hosted a Kent MP at a lunch with some of the country's most prominent feminists and women's activists.

The authority is understood to have paid £14 million for a huge solar farm more than 150 miles away in Somerset.

As the Operation Brock crisis deepens, political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in Politics.

A total of 67 men and women will be contesting for one of 18 seats in a town's May elections.

More M20 junctions have been closed as traffic bosses implement 'Brock Zero'.

New town centre car parking charges extended to midnight and introduced on April 1 are no joke for motorists.

A trio of Kent County Council’s senior officers were paid more than £200,000 last year, a survey of local government pay has revealed.

The boss of an animal shelter whose fate hangs in the balance suffered a suspected heart attack days before a crunch meeting on its future.

A Kent MP is supporting a campaign group calling on politicians to define what a woman is amid "anger about the erasure of sex".

A veteran Labour councillor is standing down as leader of a Kent council after nearly three years.

Kent County Council has revealed details of its controversial plans to offload parts of its iconic headquarters, with one building set for demolition.

From the Chancellor's Spring Statement to the saga of the P&O Ferries crisis, political editor Paul Francis gives his take on the week in politics.

All eyes will be on the Chancellor today as he delivers a budget that many households are hoping will help them cope with the cost of living crisis.

We take a look at how much and why your council tax will go up this April.