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Government boats give-away scheme left high and dry

Government boats give-away scheme left high and dry

19 March 2022

A scheme to donate dinghies used by asylum seekers to cross the Channel to charities and other groups, has yet to see any handed over.

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MPs had chance to stop P&O sackings

MPs had chance to stop P&O sackings

18 March 2022

Our political editor looks at how the sudden sacking of 800 people by P&O Ferries has united MPs and what they could have done to stop it.

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'Seize the ships' chants at P&O Ferries protest

'Seize the ships' chants at P&O Ferries protest

18 March 2022

Protesters are marching for a second day to rally against controversial P&O Ferries job cuts.

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'Ferry firm acted like thugs'

'Ferry firm acted like thugs'

17 March 2022

P&O Ferries’ actions have been branded thuggish – as government officials reveal they were not given any warning of the company's shock decision.

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Can the Chancellor help Kent face the cost-of-living crisis?

Can the Chancellor help Kent face the cost-of-living crisis?

16 March 2022

The Chancellor is under growing pressure at next week’s budget to offer some help to those finding it increasingly hard to pay their bills.

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Crackdown on drivers leaving engines running

Crackdown on drivers leaving engines running

15 March 2022

Stationary vehicles with their engines running will be the target of a new council campaign after being awarded government cash.

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Battle to protect trees at army barracks site

Battle to protect trees at army barracks site

15 March 2022

A councillor has reported his own council to the Local Government Ombudsman over its refusal to issue a Tree Preservation Order.

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'Boris, please, show some humanity'

'Boris, please, show some humanity'

11 March 2022

A Holocaust survivor has made a speech to ask the PM to allow Ukranian refugees into UK which was projected onto White Cliffs of Dover.

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MPs baffled by response to refugee crisis

MPs baffled by response to refugee crisis

11 March 2022

Our political editor Paul Francis looks at the grilling one Kent MP gave the Home Secretary over the government's response to refugee crisis.

Tributes to much-loved Alderman Ted

Tributes to much-loved Alderman Ted

11 March 2022

There has been an outpouring of affection for a former mayor and long-standing councillor, who has died aged 88.

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Political map re-shaped

Political map re-shaped

11 March 2022

The Local Government Boundary Commission has decided a borough council must shed 10 councillors and five wards.

Ukraine refugees travelling 70 miles in visa process 'nonsense'

Ukraine refugees travelling 70 miles in visa process 'nonsense'

10 March 2022

Refugees trying to flee war-torn Ukraine being forced to travel between centres in France to get a UK visa has been branded "nonsense" by a Kent MP.

Kent MPs moved by Ukraine president's 'extraordinarily powerful' address

Kent MPs moved by Ukraine president's 'extraordinarily powerful' address

08 March 2022

In an historic speech evoking the words of Shakespeare and Winston Churchill, the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed MPs.

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Government 'misled' parliament over Ukraine refugee crisis

Government 'misled' parliament over Ukraine refugee crisis

08 March 2022

A Kent MP has accused the Home Secretary of lying to Parliament over the government's response to the Ukraine refugee crisis.

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Government must be decisive over help for Ukrainian refugees - Kent MPs

Government must be decisive over help for Ukrainian refugees - Kent MPs

07 March 2022

Kent MPs say the government should be more decisive over help the it plans for dealing with refugee crisis in Ukraine.

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'Want to come to consultation? Book a ticket'

'Want to come to consultation? Book a ticket'

05 March 2022

Villagers wishing to view plans for a 5,000-home development have been told they must arrive within a 10-minute window.

Do gestures have any real impact on Ukraine crisis?

Do gestures have any real impact on Ukraine crisis?

05 March 2022

Our political editor Paul Francis asks if gestures have any real impact on the war in Ukraine and considers fears about the council tax discount.

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'We will stand by our twinned Russian city'

'We will stand by our twinned Russian city'

04 March 2022

A Kent twinning association says it hopes to maintain relations with a Russian city amid a 'blizzard of misinformation' regarding the war in Ukraine.

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'Russians in Kent are being bullied'

'Russians in Kent are being bullied'

04 March 2022

People should distinguish between the actions of the Russian state and the Russian people living in Kent, a councillor has said.

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'I stand by it...they're a nightmare to deal with'

'I stand by it...they're a nightmare to deal with'

04 March 2022

A councillor has doubled down on criticism of part of the NHS despite admitting he'd wrongly accused it of being involved in a problematic project.

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