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Girls are being encouraged to consider STEM subjects at schools.
A Kent MP in the running to be the next Tory leader says his party needs to go in a new “conservative direction” to win back voters.
One of Kent's newest MPs has seen her offensive tweet shared to almost 200m followers via Elon Musk amid an ongoing Twitter/X spat with the PM.
A newly-elected MP has apologised for a “significant error of judgement” after social media posts from 2009 resurfaced.
Craig Mackinlay, the ex-MP who lost his hands and feet after contracting sepsis, has spoken of his near-death experience and the future of the Tories.
Bus users are being urged to “use or lose” extra services put on to reconnect a town with its nearest hospital and a major shopping centre.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has spared the £9 billion Lower Thames Crossing from a series of sweeping cuts to national infrastructure schemes.
Bookies say a Kent MP has a “big shout” of becoming the next leader of the Conservative party.
We sit down with the new MP on the frontline of Kent’s small boats crisis.
A part of Kent is in shock after a moped rider is believed to have stabbed a soldier as he walked home near an army barracks.
On this week’s episode of the Kent Politics Podcast our special guest is Lib Dem parliamentary candidate Dave Naghi.
After one of recent political history’s most significant U-turns, Nigel Farage proves again that love him or loathe him, he is an astute politician
An MP has urged women to go to their mammogram appointments following her breast cancer diagnosis and battle.
Kent Tory MPs are facing massive losses at the general election, according to pollsters.
In a special general election edition of the Kent Politics Podcast, we look at what might happen in the county on July 4.
The Prime Minister has announced people will head to the polls for a general election in July.
A Kent MP continues to face a backlash after defecting to the Labour Party – with new and old allies criticising the move and leader Keir Starmer.
A decision on controversial plans to demolish a working docks and replace it with a business park has been delayed after a legal challenge.
A new multi-million pound replacement mental health ward, designed specifically for older patients, has opened.
A six-month extension to a support scheme helping the most vulnerable people struggling with the cost of living has been been welcomed.
One of the county's most prominent MPs has revealed the reasons behind her decision to leave politics after 14 years in Westminster.
A former council leader has been selected by his party to stand for them at the next general election.
In the latest episode of Kent Politics Podcast we speak to Tracey Crouch about her shock decision to not stand at the next election.
A teacher and mum-of-two is hoping to become the first MP to represent a newly formed Kent constituency at the next general election.
The leader of Thanet District Council gives his view on the latest developments at Manston Airport on this week's podcast.
One of the county’s best-known MPs has opened up on his life in politics as he prepares to call it a day.
An outgoing MP has told the Kent Politics Podcast how he feels Brexit has been a success and how current opinion polls are going to be proved wrong.
A primary school’s petition for road safety measures to be introduced following the death of one of its pupil has been presented to Parliament.
An MP who has served her community for more than a decade has announced she will not stand at the next general election.
The latest episode of the Kent Politics Podcast is available now and features more woe for council finances across the county.
Thousands of drivers are thought to have been given fines and points on their license as they were unaware of a speed limit change.
Councillors from both sides of the political divide have opened up on the more sinister aspects of the abuse and harassment they face regularly.
The cash-strapped county council is set to receive a share of the government’s emergency bailout fund – but some warn the money is a short-term fix.
A council forced to hire more care worker agency staff while it struggles to retain permanent staff says the government’s plans don’t go far enough.
The Home Office is poised to start using dental X-rays to assess asylum seekers who claim to be children – but some have raised concerns.
A Kent MP and former minister for postal affairs has welcomed the decision by former Post Office boss Paula Vennells to hand back her CBE.
A politician has told of how he is lucky to be alive following a diagnosis with sepsis and undergoing “extreme” surgery.
With one week to go until Christmas, residents are still reporting issues with the postal service as parcels are delayed or missing.
A Labour MP has hit back at her party leader Sir Keir Starmer who she says “has not spoken to me” while she is under investigation for anti-semitism.
A government minister has announced plans to find a new national park following a visit to a river restoration project in Kent.
A Kent MP has said migration figures are ‘too high’ despite what she claimed was some of the ‘strongest action ever” taken by her government.
An MP is being investigated by the Labour party for liking a controversial tweet by a comedy writer which it claims is anti-Semitic.
The government has approved the first out of three stages for a £199 million scheme in Kent.
The Home Secretary’s plan to restrict tents used by the homeless and fine organisations which hand them out has drawn fierce criticism.
A protest group which supports the people of Palestine has written to the Town’s MPs urging them to back a ceasefire ahead of a march.
