The clock is ticking towards that Halloween Brexit deadline but the government's fears of being spooked by a political stalemate seems to be concentrating minds and there is renewed optimism a deal can be reached.

Here's our weekly round-up of what you may have missed on the Brexit front in Kent:

Kent's crime commissioner Matthew Scott insisted the force was ready for anything Brexit threw at it after a fatal crash saw the M2 closed for eight hours and resulted in traffic mayhem.

With the parties on an election footing, there was tension about what might go in the Conservative manifesto.

Ashford MP Damian Green led a delegation of moderate backbenchers to see Boris Johnson about rumours the party would make an election pledge to push for a no-deal.

Brexit has thrown up lots of unexpected consequences - among them fears that no-deal might lead to an increase in "dogging".

Here are seven more unlikely stories you might have missed.

And a leading academic from Kent blamed Brexit for his resignation from a government's drugs advisory board - saying the government was vetting members for their views on Brexit.

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