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From political defeat to making history as Britain’s youngest commissioner

From political defeat to making history as Britain’s youngest commissioner

As Crime Commissioner Matthew Scott prepares to stand for re-election, he explains how a landslide election defeat led to him making history in Kent.

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From second-hand car dealer to county's top job

From second-hand car dealer to county's top job

Former KCC leader Sir Paul Carter has lifted the lid on his background, time in office and why there's no way he’d be tempted back to the top job.

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‘We should all keep an eye on young Hooky...’

‘We should all keep an eye on young Hooky...’

At just 43, one of the county's most prominent politicians has high hopes for the future, as local democracy reporter Simon Finlay found out.

‘What I said was clumsy, but torrent of abuse that followed left me shattered’

‘What I said was clumsy, but torrent of abuse that followed left me shattered’

A councillor whose ‘inappropriate’ remarks sparked a national backlash from parents of SEN children is leaving politics over the scandal.

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‘It’s a high point of my 25 year career’

‘It’s a high point of my 25 year career’

We speak to the new chairman of Kent County Council as he starts his 12 month reign.

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