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3 May 2022
We won a radio Oscar......all of us together a family!! I have never in my career seen a day like this....Xx
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That interview you read this morning.
Robbie Lammas admits mistake to join Reform.
This is your evening watch ๐
Medway councillor Robbie Lammas, who quit the Conservatives to join Reform UK, has now left the party, calling his decision to defect "the biggest mistake of my life".
More here: bbc.in/4uIlJOl
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This will come as a shock to many, given 8 months ago Robbie said the Conservatives were finished.
Today he calls the decision to join Reform the biggest mistake of his life....
Read our exclusive full and frank interview below:
A Medway councillor who quit the Conservatives to join Reform UK has now left the party, calling his decision to defect "the biggest mistake of my life".
More here: bbc.in/49YhxCB
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Jun 12
......I dabbled with a bit of sports reporting, but all credit for shooting this excellent report must go to @jack_valpy
Good luck Cadillac Hertz Team JOTA this weekend....you've got it ๐
Jun 12
Cadillac Hertz Team Jota is preparing for what it hopes will be a landmark moment as it takes on one of the world's toughest endurance races.
More here: bbc.in/4urqtaV
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Michael retweeted
Jun 12
Cadillac Hertz Team Jota is preparing for what it hopes will be a landmark moment as it takes on one of the world's toughest endurance races.
More here: bbc.in/4urqtaV
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Michael retweeted
Jun 4
Bridget Porter, Reform UK county councillor on Kent County Council, has been criticised for calling IVF a "lifestyle choice" similar to a "boob job" or "butt lift".
More here: bbc.in/43PQ0Q8
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Michael retweeted
May 16
Resignations and a revolt by some MPs this week have challenged Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's grip on power but what do the Kent Labour MPs make of the week's events?
More here: bbc.in/4fpzLAg
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May 15
NEW: Gillingham and Rainham MP @naushabah_khan after resigning as PPS this week now comes out in full support of Team Streeting, telling me he 'has both the numbers and vision the country needs to stop another series of psycho dramas'
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May 15
Folkestone and Hythe MP Tony Vaughn throws his weight behind Andy Burnham.
May 14
I have massive respect for Josh Simonsโ @joshsimonsmp decision to resign, which I know will have been an incredibly difficult one.
This by-election is an important opportunity for Andy Burnham to show how Labour can stop the march of the populist right and inspire people again.
Andy Burnham is already delivering for Greater Manchester, whether it be public control of buses, tackling homelessness and creating world-class technical education opportunities.
The whole of the Labour movement must get behind Andy and his vision and do it with passion, with energy and with a winning mentality.
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May 14
Kent Labour MPs this evening:
The loud backers of Starmer from earlier this week now saying they won't do press until Monday.
Others now say they "Back the government"
So far Mike Tapp is the only one to say publicly even if a leadership race is contested he'd still back PM
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May 14
Polly Billington in Thanet has said she won't comment on leadership race. So far one of the only Kent MPs not to show hand.
Some not saying who they would support, but want a time table to declared to see all possible options.
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May 13
One of the lighter moments today....
May 13
As Black Rod knocked on the door, someone in the Commons shouted 'not now, Andy'
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May 11
Naushabah Khan MP for Gillingham and Rainham becomes the latest member of the government to resign as PPS.
In her statement, she says she wants new leadership to deliver trust and a better future.
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May 11
4 Labour MPs in Kent so far give Starmer their backing after the big speech.
Only Folkestone's Tony Vaughn so far publicly saying change is needed.
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May 8
Break: Dave Hinton the boss of South East Water has resigned.
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May 8
Leader of KCC @LeaderofKCC tells the BBC "Dave Hinton didn't have a plan, and now he has finally resigned, it took too long and was completely unacceptable...."
On changes "I lost confidence in both Hinton and the board, I hope these changes deliver the transformation SeW needs"
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May 8
The leader of Medway Council @vincemaple tells the BBC "residents across Kent have been let down, today's news doesn't suprise me, the big suprise is he held on this long "
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Michael retweeted
May 1
The chair of South East Water has resigned following a damning report into major supply issues that left tens of thousands of homes without drinking water.
More here: bbc.in/4uoLyDn
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Michael retweeted
May 1
Residents in Tunbridge Wells can begin voting in the local elections from Saturday - five days sooner than almost every other part of the country.
More here: bbc.in/4f0Mg54
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