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‘Every time you think things can’t get worse for Tory campaign, they do’

‘Every time you think things can’t get worse for Tory campaign, they do’

24 June 2024

First the D-Day debacle and now a betting scandal - political editor Paul Francis looks at a Conservative election campaign plagued with setbacks.

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‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

‘Whoever wins has the most monumental task ahead’

24 June 2024

Education in Kent is facing a crisis on a number of fronts - but how is each party promising to solve it at the general election?

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‘It may have been civilised and heckling minimal - but there was one thing missing’

‘It may have been civilised and heckling minimal - but there was one thing missing’

21 June 2024

While many were crowded around watching the England game, our reporter was at a general election hustings event where politics was the hot topic…

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MP hopeful faces calls to be suspended after social media post

MP hopeful faces calls to be suspended after social media post

21 June 2024

A Conservative vying to be a Kent MP is under fire for posting what Labour says is an antisemitic image on social media.

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‘Politics resembles sketch where Yorkshiremen share absurd tales of deprivation’

‘Politics resembles sketch where Yorkshiremen share absurd tales of deprivation’

21 June 2024

Why are political leaders obsessed with telling voters about their ‘deprived’ childhoods, asks our columnist.

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What would be the impact of a Starmer supermajority?

What would be the impact of a Starmer supermajority?

21 June 2024

On the Kent Politics Podcast this week we talk with Labour’s Sevenoaks candidate who tells us what issues residents tell her about on the doorstep.

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‘Refugees like me are human just like everyone else’

‘Refugees like me are human just like everyone else’

20 June 2024

With the election just two weeks away, we look at what the parties are promising on immigration - and speak to a refugee who now calls Kent home.

Candidates fight for votes at Canterbury hustings

Candidates fight for votes at Canterbury hustings

19 June 2024

Parliamentary hopefuls in Canterbury attempted to win over voters at a hustings event this evening.

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Call for kinder politics after candidate’s billboard defaced with graffiti

Call for kinder politics after candidate’s billboard defaced with graffiti

19 June 2024

An MP has called for “kinder politics” after her general election campaign billboard was defaced with graffiti.

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Another general election hustings to be streamed on KentOnline tonight

Another general election hustings to be streamed on KentOnline tonight

19 June 2024

Candidates are set to be quizzed during another general election husting, set to be live-streamed on KentOnline today.

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‘England flags are out in force but would you put up a party political poster?’

‘England flags are out in force but would you put up a party political poster?’

18 June 2024

With two weeks until the election where are people’s party posters asks our columnist - or has politics become too nasty and voters disillusioned?

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Why housebuilding in Kent will only accelerate after July 4

Why housebuilding in Kent will only accelerate after July 4

18 June 2024

We take an in-depth look at what the main parties are promising for housing and why it means no let up for the county - regardless of who wins.

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Hustings held with Medway’s general election candidates

Hustings held with Medway’s general election candidates

17 June 2024

Candidates for the three Medway constituencies faced questions on issues that matter to them in a hustings event.

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Peer has whip suspended after calling Kent candidate ‘frit or lazy’

Peer has whip suspended after calling Kent candidate ‘frit or lazy’

17 June 2024

A House of Lords peer has had the Labour whip suspended for his comments about Rosie Duffield.

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‘Worrying trend of candidates snubbing hustings is damaging to democratic debate’

‘Worrying trend of candidates snubbing hustings is damaging to democratic debate’

17 June 2024

It’s wrong for political candidates to evade scrutiny and accountability at hustings debates without good reason, says political editor Paul Francis…

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Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

Back-to-back election hustings in Kent to be live-streamed tonight

17 June 2024

Back-to-back general election hustings covering three Kent constituencies will be live-streamed on KentOnline tonight.

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Parliamentary candidate will not attend hustings due to “constant trolling”

Parliamentary candidate will not attend hustings due to “constant trolling”

14 June 2024

A Labour candidate has announced she will not attend husting events ahead of the general election due to the actions of “fixated individuals”.

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Reform UK downplays chances in Kent despite poll putting it ahead of Tories

Reform UK downplays chances in Kent despite poll putting it ahead of Tories

14 June 2024

The Reform UK party in Kent has downplayed the prospects of it winning seats in the county despite a new opinion poll putting it ahead of the Tories.

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'If I were elected, I'd decriminalise drugs and sex work, banish borders and scrap school'

'If I were elected, I'd decriminalise drugs and sex work, banish borders and scrap school'

14 June 2024

After toying with the idea of standing for election, columnist Melissa Todd has revealed her hypothetical manifesto pledges…

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‘It's a way of getting more mass building of substandard properties’

‘It's a way of getting more mass building of substandard properties’

14 June 2024

Proposals to scrap rules that have stalled the building of thousands of new homes in Kent have left both environmentalists and developers concerned.

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