Labour has selected its general election candidate for the Dover constituency.

She is Charlotte Cornell, primary school governor and former English teacher who works for Canterbury Labour MP Rosie Duffield.

Ms Cornell, 35, and her husband are now looking to move from their home in Whitstable to Dover.

She was backed by the trade unions Unison and CWU (Communication Workers Union) and chosen from an all-women shortlist.

The voting took place at two hustings meetings in Dover and Deal with more than 200 party members taking part.

Ms Cornell, a mother of two young children, said: "We begin our campaign to win back Dover and Deal for Labour.

"My job is to earn the respect and trust of local people and explain how the realistic and positive policies of Jeremy Corbyn and the excellent Labour Manifesto will bring hope and ambition back to local people.

" I will also be shouting the Labour message that a hard Brexit will bring Operation Stack chaos to Dover.

"We must fight hard to avoid damaging the fragile economy of East Kent.

I’m looking forward to meeting local people, community leaders and business people, and hearing

at first-hand about their concerns."

The incumbent MP is Charlie Elphicke who took the seat for the Conservatives in 2010.

You can tell Ms Cornell about your concerns via charlotte@charlottecornell.com.